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I started working on this last September (2019).  Boy, I am glad I didn't finish last year.  Quarantine sucks, but a good project makes it better. The shaping took a lot of time.  I have had plenty of that during the quarantine.  The kit came with four files (1 rough wood file, and three fine wood/metal files).  I was able to make a knife handle that fits my big hands.  Most scales are very thin and I grab more of my own hand.  The kit also included sand paper down to 600 grit to finish.  I wish I would have had some stain on hand to put a proper dark tone to the handle, but I left it natural. The leather sheath was wet formed to the knife and left in its natural color tone too.

I've been spending a bit of time on this, and it is starting to look good.  The kit came with all that is needed.  To personalize it more, use all of the available tools and any you have laying around.  A Dremel is helpful for speed, but all-by-hand make the final project more personal. A quick "rough in" of the shape using a chop saw before attatching the scales to the range.  Using the included rasp, removing the scale to fit the tang. Next step is to round off the edges and perfect the fit.