Cleaned up and sanded to 320 grit. Not actually sure when I'll get to do the finishing, my ICU nurse wife is adamant I don't leave the house for any reason.
Anyway, I'm pretty happy with it. It's not 'factory perfect' but it is pretty tidy. There are some very small imperfections in the join, mostly from damage to the very outer edges during removal. Won't be noticeable once its finished. I've tidied the heel up, in the end there was probably less than .25 of a mm in difference. Just enough to not let it fit in the pocket. All good now.
I'm thinking I'll just leave the stripe natural at this stage. Enough contrast there for it to be apparent and a neat point of difference that tells a story I suppose.
Will fit it up later this arvo and do a set up. Then it'll just be waiting to see if it resumes its old tricks.
If you look carefully here you can see where I did some CA/sawdust to tidy up where the scraper got shoved in during removal.
Doesn't look it, but this is nice and flush.
Some discolouration - I had just wiped the dust off with a wet cloth
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