Next I put on a 36 grit belt to take the handle scales down closer to the tang. I don't want to touch the tang with the 36 grit belt though, it makes really big rough scratches that sometimes if you mess up, are hard to get out.
I got a little to close, but that is ok.
But the rest of the knife looks like this close but not touching, yet.
I then switch out to an 80 grit belt and go along the profile again, this time I touch every now and then just because I want to get even closer.
Once both the top and bottom of the tang are close with the 80 grit I change out to the 120 grit and get closer. Hit the entire top part.
Now the bottom part of the handle is concave are really hard to get nice and smooth on a flat platen. I don't have a KMG with a small wheel so I use a drill press and a sanding barrel to even out the inside curve. I DO NOT have to press hard at all, use new barrels and start at 50grit, then 80 grit, and then 120 grit.
I pretty much leave the bottom part at 120 till I hand sand because I don't have anything higher than the 120 grit for the drums.