Making a GPF buckle

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Making a GPF buckle

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Starting with a blank;
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and some tools;
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bevel the inside edges;
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round the tang cutout;
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bevel the outside edges;
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and bevel around the corners;
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round the sides;
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add a tang I made earlier;
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And after about 2.5 hours of work, you could call it done but usually it takes another couple of hours to soften the edges and polish/brush the whole thing and then assemble it.
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Nice job! Composition of shots also great
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Great work!
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Some amazing work, M!
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Brilliant- my fingers are getting sore just looking at pics
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Thanks for the kind words guys :)

It's mostly the thumb and index finger that get sore doing this work.
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Great work.!!!!

Trust me I know exactly what you mean....

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Elias Livadaris wrote: July 28th, 2020, 11:07 pm Great work.!!!!

Trust me I know exactly what you mean....

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great job on it [emoji106]
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