Thread: Introduction and my handmade damascus straight

if dana does a third pin with a spreader then it will clear no problem
to me tho the ball does not look all that wide
maybe make a non traditional set of scales that do not have a tapered wedge (all jsut thoughts )

Originally Posted by L R Harner

if dana does a third pin with a spreader then it will clear no problem
to me tho the ball does not look all that wide
maybe make a non traditional set of scales that do not have a tapered wedge (all jsut thoughts )

Yeah, upon looking at it again, the point of the tang that doesn't pivot doesn't look /too/ wide, but the tang itself is nice and beefy, so a third pin would be just the ticket for the wide tang and ball-tail.

Again, excellent work. Great job!

i was thinking since we're getting crazy.. just forge a one sided scale with a small lip to cover the blade while closed.. kinda like a single sided swingarm.. or is that reaching too far?

so is the point of a 3rd pin for stability and a stop when it's closed?

also, that swingarm idea sounds awesome..

I'm thinking that Joe Chandler, Josh earl, L R Harner, Zowada, and Robert Willams are going to have serious competition if you ever start producing straights on a regular basis.

Scales for the ball might be easy if they are carved.

What if you start with a solid "plank" and drill an oval hole for the
ball of the tang and saw a slot for the blade leaving the
plank intact at the non pivot end. Then carve the scales
down in a way that reflects the steel as it exposes the grain
of the scale material. Perhaps a linen glass reinforced micarta...

Since there is no "tension" where there would normally be a wedge
a lot of carving/ machining would be possible.

The drilled slot for the ball could be one only or one of 20 slots that define
the slot for the blade. A strong glass reinforced micarta like material
could be carved/ machined thin to be light enough to achieve a
nice balance.

Anyhow the texture of the scales could reflect the steel or not.
Clear Lexan or the equivalent could work too.

I trust that this gentleman will be able to craft the scales just fine considering how well the razor turned out. Nice, very nice work. Thank you for sharing it with us.

I keep coming back and looking at your razor, I sure like the shape of it. I can not wait till you make another one.

Charlie

It's a work of art just the way it is.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I trust that this gentleman will be able to craft the scales just fine considering how well the razor turned out. Nice, very nice work. Thank you for sharing it with us.

You are so right.....
As someone else remarked: "it does not need to have scales
to be beautiful."