Thread: My first set of horn scales fail Joseph Roders

Another thought for the OP - you didn't mention how you sand the blank - so I assume this is by hand. I always found that very laborious - especially when using wood, so I bought a bench sander which is also good for shaping scales when cut. By taping the blank to a thin paddle you can get a pretty accurate thickness from the sander. It's a good investment if you intend to make this a long term hobby.

If you don't want to invest in a bench sander, there are examples in the wiki of hand sanders turned upside down and held in a vice. It achieves the saame end.

Here's little tutorial I put together and one I use for making a set of horn scales by hand.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ales-hand.html

Originally Posted by UKRob

Another thought for the OP - you didn't mention how you sand the blank - so I assume this is by hand. I always found that very laborious - especially when using wood, so I bought a bench sander which is also good for shaping scales when cut. By taping the blank to a thin paddle you can get a pretty accurate thickness from the sander. It's a good investment if you intend to make this a long term hobby.

If you don't want to invest in a bench sander, there are examples in the wiki of hand sanders turned upside down and held in a vice. It achieves the saame end.

Yeah I have a belt sander and after my progression I went to the sand sanding... So the paddle is supposed to be a flat surface u use to make sure ur applying even pressure? I really enjoyed shaping the horn it was a lot of fun getting it just right.... its funny out of all the things I prepared myself for this and all the videos and tutorials I never thought it would be the wedge I found the most challenging hahahaha