Thread: W&B 7/8

My first restore using horn.

I think you did an astounding job...looks fantastic, and having a few W&B's myself, I think that looks superb!

I particularly like how the scales turned out, very classy, they have a nice shine to them, almost an ebony quality...how did you get that look?

Thanks Phrank, I sanded to 3000 grit then polished with White Diamond brand metal polish and sealer.

Great looking finish on the WB. custom scales?

Phrank said it all. That is a very good looking job you did on that W&B.

Bob

Very nice! That horn is wonderful .

Thought you had carved a cool design into the scales, but then realized you have them so glass like, it's reflecting your window blinds. Very nice work!

Thanks , By the way, after cutting the scale shape on the band saw I attempted to use the belt sander to thin the horn down but the whole house rebelled at the stench.(my shop is in the basement) So used a sharp hand plane to thin the stock down to a little over 100 thousandths. But do not try this unless your plane blade is shaving sharp.

I may be mistaken but that appears to be the old trick of 2 pieces I shim stock with the scales between them. Plane at a slight skew. The fore and aft ride the shims while the blade does it's thing.

If so kudos to you. That's resourceful . Love it.

PS. I'm a full time woodcarver for 25 yrs.

Sir, you are absolutely correct! You get a cookie HA HA. I used two strips of 1/8 inch acrylic salvaged from a clipboard, taped to a board with woodturners tape at a distance which would support the plane but allow the plane iron to protrude.