178 "ALCHEMY" by Jensen Knives
178: Next we will be mating for the first time, the front top and bottom bolsters to the handle core in a permanent fashion with screws. It is essential that the meeting surfaces of the bolsters to the frame be clean and flat. Double check for burs from the tapping process, and gently flat sand both sides of the assembled knife core, both sides of the bolster liners and the bottom side of the Timascus bolster. Now re-screw the rear side bolster back onto the frame so that both sides are attached to the knife. Because the screws that we have in place so far, are more on the bottom half of the bolster, fully tightening them down, could produce a slight gap or separation at the top, between the bolsters and the frame. So, we are still going to keep a clamp in place to assure that everything is resting flat evenly across the area of connection of bolster to frame. This assures the bolsters are still square on the frame.
178 "ALCHEMY" by Jensen Knives
178: Next we will be mating for the first time, the front top and bottom bolsters to the handle core in a permanent fashion with screws. It is essential that the meeting surfaces of the bolsters to the frame be clean and flat. Double check for burs from the tapping process, and gently flat sand both sides of the assembled knife core, both sides of the bolster liners and the bottom side of the Timascus bolster. Now re-screw the rear side bolster back onto the frame so that both sides are attached to the knife. Because the screws that we have in place so far, are more on the bottom half of the bolster, fully tightening them down, could produce a slight gap or separation at the top, between the bolsters and the frame. So, we are still going to keep a clamp in place to assure that everything is resting flat evenly across the area of connection of bolster to frame. This assures the bolsters are still square on the frame.