Henckels and Ben Hur in Cocobolo

**onimaru55** · 10-28-2010, 03:18 AM

Nice work. Love that oil finished Cocobolo.

**spazola** · 10-28-2010, 03:20 AM

Those scales are beautiful!

**dirtychrome** · 10-28-2010, 04:07 AM

ohhhhh. Looks so warm and inviting to be held. On top of that the notch is a nice accent and looks like it'd feel very natural to hold.
Nice

**eTom** · 10-28-2010, 04:56 AM

The scales are beautiful I love their grain. Thanks for sharing.

**Joe Edson** · 10-28-2010, 02:52 PM

Very nice restores!

**souschefdude** · 10-28-2010, 06:55 PM

Some better pics. I was so excited last night when I finished them I couldn't wait for daylight to post pics, so here are a few with better lighting.

**lz6** · 10-28-2010, 11:11 PM

Great work! Everything came out superb. I really like the shapes with the Ben Hur.

**str8fencer** · 10-29-2010, 04:08 AM

Originally Posted by souschefdude

Th wedge on the Ben Hur I actually used a piece of the original scale.

I love that idea! I'll keep that in mind next time I happen upon one that needs a rescale.

Edit: Perhaps consider polishing the pins with a little autosol on a piece of cloth, shines them right up. The daylight pics are stunning, that wood is awsome.

**AirColorado** · 12-09-2013, 06:40 PM

Very nice! I really like the cocolobo you used. I just cut a dozen or so slabs at 1/8" so I can start using it soon - can't wait. Your pinning isn't bad at all. Looks like maybe a little light sanding with 1K paper might smooth them out some. I like to drop my pins into domed washers - it seems to help the look and sort of hides the sides of the peening to an extent. I still sand/polish the pins but the domed washers helps. It doesn't hurt that it only takes seconds to dome them.

**souschefdude** · 12-09-2013, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by AirColorado

Very nice! I really like the cocolobo you used. I just cut a dozen or so slabs at 1/8" so I can start using it soon - can't wait. Your pinning isn't bad at all. Looks like maybe a little light sanding with 1K paper might smooth them out some. I like to drop my pins into domed washers - it seems to help the look and sort of hides the sides of the peening to an extent. I still sand/polish the pins but the domed washers helps. It doesn't hurt that it only takes seconds to dome them.

this WAs my second our third restore.my pinning has improved.I would be interested in seeing your doming method

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