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1. Giraffe bone with bark - horn and SS wedge -W&B 8/8 Barbers Use blade. It was difficult finding and cutting 2 alike straight pieces with bark.
2. Buckeye burl with Crown and Sword blade. Green horn wedge and finished with 6 coats of tung oil then buffed. There were a few voids that had to be filled with epoxy before I cut the scales ergo the gray spots.
Hope you like these...
Beautiful scales. You're producing some very nice stuff!
Thank You ... I appreciate that!Quote:
Originally Posted by LegalBeagle
Love the giraffe scales!! Where by chance do you get blanks of these in 6" length?
lol .... I cut them from a 20 pound collar bone. I spent the better part of 3 hours cutting the thing up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harvitz81
Very nicely done, The Buckeye burl is intriguing!
Respectfully
~Richard
Very beautiful work. Ou of curiosity, why new scales for the W&B but not buff out the blade?
I have a few old big blades that are in pretty good condition that I feel have "character". No pitting and very little staining; mostly patina. Once they are buffed out or sanded out, you can't get that patina back. And truthfully, a blade like I just described does not need to be reconditioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alembic
My thought was that the gray of the blade was a good contrast to the white color and texture of the bone. I was hoping some of the guys looking in would give me their opinion. I'm glad you asked.
I like the patina left on. The blade and bone are complementary color patterns, and contrasting just right so as they belong to each other.
Nice jobs!
Nice Job!!!!! I really like the scale materials very unique. I've seen the Buckeye buryl but never the giraffe bone, nicely done
Zomax, those are really gorgeous.
Both are. On the patina, do it your way - it's your sweat and creativity. Preference-wise, I like patina on blade in original scales - sort of a complete authenticity feel. Where the original has been changed, a full clean up looks more consistent w/ the (breathtaking) new scales.
'Hats off, Zo. they're magnificent.
Ok, now I've very impressed!! Excellent work!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zomax