THX for your support, it's nice to receive good feedback every now and then. :beige:

Update:

. . . after pics of first file fitting . . .



. . . I've shimmed the bucket halves to match up the planes/corners of the original config as closely as possible . . .



. . . it's easy to spot where the saw went offline on the sections with thickness transitions . . .

. . . the worst spots are still less than 1.5mm of separation . . . right where the original bucket sections will be mated . . .

. . . slightly disappointing . . . but the cracks won't be noticeable when I'm finished anyway! }