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    Wow
    Just Wow

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    Wow, is that a single piece? Or do you do both sides of the scales together? Your work is amazingly detailed it reminds me of the movement on a fine Swiss watch. What kind of blade is going to be matched with this art? It's hard to imagine a blade worthy of such fine scales.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thehekler View Post
    Wow, is that a single piece? Or do you do both sides of the scales together? Your work is amazingly detailed it reminds me of the movement on a fine Swiss watch. What kind of blade is going to be matched with this art? It's hard to imagine a blade worthy of such fine scales.
    Thanks!!
    Yes, these scales are a single piece of 16 ga. nickle.
    JoeD sent me a W&B Masonic blade that will be going into these scales.

    oh, btw... here's an update for the end of the week
    the drilled holes you see on the reverse side are the starter holes for cutting out those sections of the scales.
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    Smashing.
    Absolutely fantastic work.
    The detail on those scales are... WOW.
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    Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years....


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    Whoa...amazing! I'll have to send you my masonic razor...

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    Here's a look at the first scales almost finished.
    I've still got to do some engraving on it to finish out the detail work, but the cutting is all finished on this half....WooHoo!!
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    Wow, you must have nerves of steel to do such intricate work. Honestly I don't have the sight to even attempt such work but if I did my hands would be shaking like a mouse during a thunderstorm by the time I made the second cut. You are without peer in the metal scales field.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shutterbug View Post
    Here's a look at the first scales almost finished.
    I've still got to do some engraving on it to finish out the detail work, but the cutting is all finished on this half....WooHoo!!

    John, as always, your art is amazing.
    Someday soon I will for sure have to come up and learn from the master.

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    Wow! Amazing. When i sent you a message about your work. You mentioned work from mild to insane. I would put this in the INSANE catigory! Fantastic

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    I am vvvvery pleased with the way these scales are looking. Thank you!
    “If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” (A. Einstein)

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