Very nice, how many hours have you put in thus far?
That curly maple handle is beauty! Well done
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Thanks everyone. Prolly 15-20 hours. The inlays took forever. Originally going to be diamonds on the butt but the damn router slipped on me hogging it out, so I fixed it by using ovals. Glad i did. Then getting ready to glue them, i couldnt find the damn points so i redid those. After the glueing cured, i found the points when getting my butt cap ready. Its been a bit of an ordeal (ROOKIES!).
I think if i took actual work time, i could get it now in prolly 8-10, knowing the processes better and what i could be working on while it's tapering and what not. Overall, i enjoyed it more than playing. Ebony and birdseye sneaky is going to be my next. Using a blank for my first sneaky and may play with some fancy veneer ring work. Next sneaky im going to attempt to full splice myself if i can get it figured out with a band saw. I hate bothering others for help and my options fairly limited.
Heres the original designs. Not too far off