The board survived the handsaw, it's always a scary moment cutting great chunks off the nose and tail, then comes the pain, plenty of sanding to the pencil line with a wide sanding board and 80 grit paper. When the surfaces are flat and clean of dust the nose blocks are coated with a mixture of Epoxy resin, Cabosil and wood flour, looks just like peanut butter!

     The nose block gets the same treatment then sanded into shape when fully cured, the photos show the nose and tail blocks rough sanded to shape....time to start on the final sanding of the rails, trying to get a smooth tucked under edge and blend it into the rest of the rail......mainly sanding then!!!!!!!