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“ I use gravers for most of my stuff.”

Shaun, are you using power gravers or hand push? Can you hand push bone and horn easily enough?

I tried Fabuluster and had issues with it loading up, it seems to work best with just a bit of compound on a freshly raked loose unsewn wheel as a finish compound for steel, bone or antler.

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Yea looks a bit off. You can measure from the pin to the back of the scale on the wedge side with a pair of calipers. The holes must not only be aligned, they must be square to the pivot pin.

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It will say liquid for several seconds, enough to spread. Yea, once you CA it, it is sealed and stain will not penetrate it.

Use a coffee stir stick to spread CA between the scales. I use them to clean between the scales. Hose down with WD40 wait 5 minutes then clip the end of the stick straight with a pair of side cutters...

Use a large rubber eraser to separate the scales. Use the eraser to keep the scales in alignment while pinning the wedge side. I pin on a 6-inch piece of polished small gage railroad track. It is...

Nice edging, hand stitched?

Nice work, as always.

Pauly, Pauly.

I really don't but you are a little hard to take help FROM. I mean, you have to admit you come in a little hot sometimes.

God, I miss the Old Guard, Neil Miller, Pixelfixed, 10...

Man, you are hard to help.

For the benefit of other new honers with a similar issue, on that razor the TANG extends all the way over the Stabilizer, (Blue Arrow).

So even if you tape the spine,...

You do not need to do anything to the stabilizer, you need to re-profile the heel and move the corner of the edge forward and away from the stabilizer.

You are honing on the tang, which is keeping...

The heel is keeping half of the razor off the stone.

The heel needs correction,

The corner of the edge is running into the stabilizer and you are honing on the tang.

The bevel should be the...

Second Skin, also works well, it is a liquid that forms a flexible plastic layer, remove the second skin at night to allow it to get air. Cover lightly with a band aid to keep from getting blood on...

You can use several wraps of Saran Wrap it is super thin and tough. For sharp corners first wrap with masking tape then a layer of duct tape for more durability. The masking tape peels off easily...

Just soak the holster in warm soapy water until it is soft, 5-15 minute.

Wrap the gun in Saran wrap to protect the gun. Drain the holster well and pat dry. Put the gun in the holster and mold the...

A lot of people don’t know, but you can hide weed in there!

Or in the pre-plastic day dill bits for hand eggbeater drills.

Those drill are very accurate and easy to use because you can control...

Make a cardboard template then play with the design until you get it just the way you want. Then cut it out to make a template and transfer the design to the razor with a sharpie. Fine tune it, then...

Here’s a thought.

A 50 cent piece or a bottle cap from a gallon jug should be about the right radius. A circle template, or trace the razor profile on a piece of cardboard then with a compass draw...

My bride is the same, hard on knives. Says, “What’s the point of having Mr. Sharpener-Pants in the house and millions of stones? Sharpen them!

So, I bought her 2 matching Shun, 6” Santoku...

The blade has to be scrupulously clean, ,(WD40 to remove any polish then toothbrush and acetone, to remove the WD40), to get the blue to stick well in the etch, Then polish with 1um lapping film to...

Bloxygen, Argon gas in a can. About $10. They claim it can lengthen some paint or finish up to 10 years of more.

Try tapping the end of the box, if it is not glued you can hear when it breaks loose, most are not glued in.

Lately I have soaked in paint thinner, after an Oven cleaner bath. The thinner gets in...

Craft Acrylic clear sealers, are inexpensive, easy to find and apply. They dry quickly so multiple coats can be applied in a day. It can also be tinted if you want the Cashew look.

Brushing on...

Yes, the heel should be reprofiled to give you access to the heel corner, where the straight edge ends and the curve begins. Other wise when you hone the heel will be off the stone.

In your case...

I should have advised you to reprofile the heel first, so you would have had more control over the edge removal as in photo 1.

But now you can still reprofile what is left of the heel. It will not...

You do not need to grind the tang, you need to reprofile the heel.

Had you profiled the heel as shown in the proposed photo, the second and last one, would have moved the heel corner well forward...