But I love these blades, and wasn't ready to give up just yet. I realized the #20 Camillus muskrat pattern was the right size frame. So I adapted a muskrat frame with bad blades to seat the clip blade. Found some Mahogany Wormgroove on Culpepper (discount bin) and decided to give it a whirl.
I actually feel like I'm getting better at this. This one came out pretty nice, good snap, scales fit right, polished out well. Finally !!

