Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Claudio, do you "pencil on" the drop points and the line of the diamond grip sides, at some point in the stock shaping, and then work to those marks?

So , going back to your question on penciling in the shapes…I only do it to have a rough idea of the shape to follow, the rest is all in the eyes.
Once you look at this stuff long enough you can spot things, something that looked ok yesterday looks odd today…I try to make sure all curves flow into each other seamlessly and shapes and proportions are pleasing to the eye.

Here it is almost perfect….

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With the shaping done! the finishing can begin

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