It’s really good value for a g3 - I did ask if it was correct! It’s about half heartwood and the grains aren’t particularly straight or even, there are 15 of them though!
I over-reached by trying things like offsetting the spine and the profile, which wasn’t particularly successful. I’d also wanted to duckbill the toe and gave up on it. I think I actually prefer the final toe. I have an old drawknife (that needs sharpening) and a plane, which I actually used to do the majority of the shaping. I’ve got a round bottom spokeshave too, but can’t get on with it for some reason.
The handle was deliberately left very think in an attempt to balance it better. With grip/stickers/scuff it comes out at 2’14, so it needed something up top. I’m going to see how it goes when using it - it seems to pick up nicely so far - and then assess if it needs altering at all.
Final measurements:
Shoulders - 28mm
Edges - 38mm
Spine - 55mm
Toe - 28mm at the edge, 38mm in the middle.
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