Steampunk scales for a W&B and Filarmonica 14 (gulp!)

I'm just about finished making some steampunk-styled scales for a friend in Romania. All that's left to do is put some clear resin in over the watch movement to make it look like glass. I couldn't resist taking some pics to send him of the progress to date.

I had to some tough challenges making a set of these scales to fit the extremely large Filarmonica 14 Double Temple and keep it in "scale" with the others I'm making to fill out a 7 day set.

http://www.antiquemilitaryshooter.co...les6_small.jpg

http://www.antiquemilitaryshooter.co...les3_small.jpg

http://www.antiquemilitaryshooter.co...les4_small.jpg

Absolutely sensational work tumtatty. Some of, if not the most, original scales I have aver seen. Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

What is the weight like on the finished razo? They look like they might be a bit of a handful to shave with :)

That is awesome.

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Originally Posted by Str8Raz0r

Absolutely sensational work tumtatty. Some of, if not the most, original scales I have aver seen. Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

What is the weight like on the finished razo? They look like they might be a bit of a handful to shave with :)

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For the Fili I think the balance is perfect because that is such a huge razor. Actually the W&B feels pretty balanced as well.

I think the scales look much more imposing than they really are. The wood has been thinned well under 1/8" and the copper is actually pretty light. Adding the patina and "wear" gives them a heavy appearance. They strop well too.

The shape came from an ancient pipe razor that I picked up at a local flea market. I really loved the shape of the scales so I kept them to use as a template.

Man, I told you some guys love this stuff! I do too! Nice job!

That's awesome. I had an idea similar to that quite a while back but didn't think that there would be any way in h*ll to make it work but you did. Two big thumbs up to you Senior'

Michael

Very cool!

Very unusual. Beautiful work.
Clock movements do not interfere with use?

Wow Tumtatty, stunning work, I noticed your keyboard in the background. Did you put keys off an old typewriter on a modern computer keyboard? Love the look!!! Thanks for sharing.

Fierce30rus:
No they are just for show. I'd love to have gears that turned when you opened the blade! Maybe someday :)

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Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

Wow Tumtatty, stunning work, I noticed your keyboard in the background. Did you put keys off an old typewriter on a modern computer keyboard? Love the look!!! Thanks for sharing.

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Yeah I used a drill press to cut out all the excess from the old keys and leave just a circle. Then I created keys or used old typewriter keys and attached them to what was left of the modern keys.
http://antiquemilitaryshooter.com/fo...k keyboard.jpg