In this part of the tutorial we finish off the knife.

Part 1 of this tutorial is here

Use a mill file to file down those pins to their final shape. Nice and perfectly flush with the wood of the handle. You don't want to feel any edges when holding the knife.

I also do a little bit of final rasping.

Then some sanding to finish it off.

Clean it up with a dry rag then polish the handle pieces with a polish of your choice. I like Tung oil. And multiple coats of tung oil with give it a really nice lustre.

And that's it, other than sharpening, your knife is done!

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