By way of consolation, I spent last Sunday hacksawing, hammering and carving, and transformed a very beat up Hanwei Hutton Sabre I haven't used in ages into the Clam Shell Hanger below.
It's a little rough-and-ready to my perfectionist eyes (it's my first attempt at such a design) but it will do for the salle.
It's still a lot better looking than what it started out as!
The ugly duckling transformed into a swan........or maybe not.
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![Clam Shell Hanger 1.JPG](files/clam_shell_hanger_1_257.jpg)
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![Clam Shell Hanger 2.JPG](files/clam_shell_hanger_2_170.jpg)
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![Clam Shell Hanger 3.JPG](files/clam_shell_hanger_3_182.jpg)