Mark I cant see the point in the flat bit really, I might put a bit of brass bar down the hole to stop the bar getting marred when I tighten the handle.
I decided to redo the crown guard, I got some of that frog low tack tape which is only 14 times more expensive than normal masking tape. Still I was quite impressed, no bleed under or stuck bits of tape.
The mitre was looking a bit tired so I gave it a quick polish
I'm nearly finished, I just need to make some handles