Two beasties, WB and F Reynolds.

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05-11-2011, 09:22 PM
Maxi

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Two beasties, WB and F Reynolds.

I'd posted these a long time back. At that time I was living downtown Toronto in a tiny condo...no room to work.

Now that I've moved to a much larger space, I have a little man cave and a nice balcony to cut and sand on. I took these ladies apart again, re-sanded, new Padauk scales with a Tung Oil finish, and polished the blades to a nice shine.

This is also my first foray into pinning. To this point I've been Microfastening it up, but I'm finding the hex nuts a little bulky.

Enjoy the pics, and as always, comments and suggestions for improvement are always welcome. Attachment 69374 Attachment 69375 Attachment 69377 Attachment 69376 Attachment 69378
05-11-2011, 09:39 PM
Catrentshaving

Nice clean look to those. Good stuff!
05-11-2011, 10:11 PM
Sibban

WOW!! Those two are just awesome!.. What material are the wedges made of?
05-11-2011, 10:52 PM
Stropper

Nice, Nice, Nice...As you may have guessed I'm a big wedge fan.http://straightrazorpalace.com/images/icons/icon14.png
05-11-2011, 11:09 PM
Maxi

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Originally Posted by Sibban

WOW!! Those two are just awesome!.. What material are the wedges made of?

Guitar picks. Sanded and superglued together. I got the idea from another thread around here, and these days I'm having fun playing with the colours.
05-11-2011, 11:35 PM
sharptonn

Awesome work! Man, thats a lot of sanding and polishing! The scales and pins look perfectly styled and fitted and the wedges are neat! You should be proud of that!:nj
05-11-2011, 11:35 PM
baldy

Excellent job with the pinning. Blades came out looking sweet too. Great work.
Grant
05-12-2011, 07:10 AM
onimaru55

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Originally Posted by baldy

Excellent job with the pinning. Blades came out looking sweet too. Great work.
Grant

What Grant said
& the pins look far more elegant than nutsnbolts :)
05-12-2011, 08:40 AM
Zelenbakh

Very nice, beautiful pair. Good work!
05-12-2011, 08:45 AM
Caledonian

Padauk has an important advantage which affects me, and no doubt a few other people. Rosewood or any of the Dalbergia species, which includes cocobolo, brings me out in a most unpleasant rash on the face and chest. It must be an allergy, as they aren't listed as naturally irritant woods. Padauk is very similar to a true rosewood.

It comes in different types, though. I now have only some small fragments of Andaman Padauk, which is a deep red colour. African padauk is usually more orange, but it mellows to brown in a few years. Both look like they should resist moisture and staining very well.
05-12-2011, 08:47 AM
nipper

Great work! They look factory fresh.
05-12-2011, 06:34 PM
Moonshine

Super-clean builds! Very nice efforts!