| Give all components a sanding to 320 grit, being extra careful not to sand through the veneer. |
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| Then apply a coat of sanding sealer. |
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| When dry sand smooth ready for spraying. |
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| Make sure you cover up your workshop before spraying-it gets everywhere! |
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| A respirator with the correct filter is
very important!!
I applied six coats of lacquer with my B+Q HVLP spraygun. It was a very straightforward process. |
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| Set aside to dry-let's make the handle. |
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| I played around with different shapes and decided to go for a butterfly shape. |
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| I roughed out the shape on the bandsaw and then set to work with rasps, files and sandpaper. |
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| Done! Now for some final assembly. |
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| I have rubbed out the lacquer with 600 grit wet and dry paper. Just the handle to attach. |
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| Looking good! |  |
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It turned out pretty well. I have put a gallery of completed pictures here. |
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