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I'd like to hear more about your method snotpig - the slight rounding you added to the choil looks great, and looks like it'd be quite comfortable.

Absolutely. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> It's nothing magic. I use a dremel and various sanding drums. I start with the 60 grit drums to get the 45 deg chamfers --> round out the corners with 120 grit drums --> smooth the area with 240 grit drums. Then I move to old 240 grit ones that I wore out making knives. This gives a nice satin finish. Then I slap it with some 400 grit sandpaper by hand; then, if I'm feeling froggy, I'll hit it with 1500 grit sandpaper and finally some Mother's Billet polish to get a super sheen.

This sounds labor intensive, but it usually takes longer to switch the drums than it does to actually sand the choil area. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />


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