Thread: Don't tell Paco......

Thanks Havachat45. I appreciate the compliments. I still have to radius the edges of the scales, but I'm doing that by hand so I don't mess them up. Fix the wedge and repin and we're ready to go!

Lined scales aren't too bad. I used 5 minute epoxy to glue them up. Should have used 10 minute, because by the time you get the first scale done and just right, the epoxy is almost too gooey to use on the second scale.

I am going to make another set like this except with red liners and wedge for a Frederick's Celebrated I have. It should look great.

Ok gents! Got it done finally!! Between work and family and everything else, it took entirely too long. Brian/Paco was waaaayyy too patient. Regardless, it's finally finished. Hopefully it meets with his standards.

Hint to any new builders, when working with G-10, get a single cut file and run your wedges over it before you pin them. It makes the edges completely flat and really works well.

Here's the updated pictures. Only posted pictures of the wedge end. Everything else stayed the same.

Ok, a couple more to show the side detail a little better. Sorry the pics suck so badly, but it's late and I'm not making a lightbox.

The finished product looks great. Well worth the extra time, nice and tight.

Love the lined scales. Well done.

Stu

great job brian.... thank you!

Nice. It's an Area-51 straight stolen from the Aliens crashed UFO

Very cool scales! I like the 2 toned approach.

Excellent work.

The only suggestion I would make would be to consider using a translucent liner for future projects using cutouts.

Kind of similar to the effect str8traz0r got in these scales: http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...gh-window.html

Thanks for the compliments.

Pauly, thanks for the suggestion. It wasn't the look I was going for on this razor. I'm not opposed to the acrylic, but this razor was a foray into G-10 and liners.

I'd like to start using acrylic for some stuff, but I don't know where to get it, especially some of the really neat types that some people seem to use.

Hi medicevans,

Not a criticism, just saw the cutout and thought it would work with something translucent as well as the bright green G10. I am genuinely impressed by what you've done.

The clear acrylic spacer in the scales str8raz0r did for me on this fellow http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...nica-horn.html was donated from an old clipboard.