Last but not least, some of my practice file pieces. As Bill mentioned earlier - all done with various shaped rat tail files
A little hard to see, but the pattern layout in the bluing
same piece as above, showing the side view
Keep in mind, not only did I do most of this 20 some odd years ago, but I had one of the best in the world watching over my shoulder correcting my mistakes before I made them. It's really evident when you compare the quality of work between what I did under Jim's supervision compared to what I came up with when going it on my own.