Flattening Handle Scales

[Jack Guard]

Hey  Guys, i am in the middle of making a knife from a circular saw blade.  I have cut the blank out of the saw blade, shaped the blade, drilled holes for the pins, and sanded a bit of a edge on the blade.  

I have identified some wood for handle scales and split it on a band saw.  the problem is that i am not sure how to get the scales perfectly flat to attach to the knife blank.  i dont have a lot of power tools, ok, that should have read, i dont have any, i do most of my work by hand or use a friends shop when available.  

Do you guys have any advice.  Thanks in advance, Jack

[drewsbow]

well you could use a sanding block or put sandpaper on a piece of glass and sand the scales back and forth :0)

[Lin Rhea]

I agree with drewsbows. A scrap piece of glass or Granite and some sandpaper will do it. A figure 8 motion is what most guys use. If the sandpaper slides around, you can use some spray adhesive on it. Apply even pressure.
   Show some pictures please.   Lin

[OconeeDan]

Another tip if you don't have a belt sander...
buy a sanding belt , say about a 3" wide x whatever length they come in.  Cut a 1x4 board so that it is a snug fit in the sanding belt.  Lay it on your bench and you can rub the scales on it.  And you have 2 sides to work with. Then you can finish with sandpaper on glass as Lin suggested.  
I am suggesing you start with a course belt to flatten it out quick, then go to finer on glass/slate to finish with.
That sanding belt tool I mentioned, comes in handy for a lot of other things than knives.
Dan