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I had my second attempt at makng a scale template this morning. I want to get good at making these templates from paint sticks before mess up expensive blanks.

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I was going to buy some...

I've been busy this morning, a bit of weeding in the garden and then into the workshop.

This is my first attempt at a scale template, courtesy of the 11 pages of scale outlines that joamo gave us...

When you make your collars with a dapping set, what do you use as the collar and where do you get them, what size washer etc or are they just the washers that usually go inside the scales?

And, do...

Just so I am clear Mike, it looks like you are thining those scale blanks attached to your stick before you cut them out.

Am I right or have I misunderstood, maybe it would be easier before...

Thank you that is going to save me a lot of freehand, not sure about autocad though. I'll have to look into that but it might be a bit tricky because i haven't used it before.

Did you notice the leafs clock on my work bench Paul, Go Leafs.

It just occured to me, I have a huge collection of little drum sander bits and sanding drums that I bought for my dremel.

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I bet they would go into my pillar drill setup, it may not be...

Thank you Mike, you must either be a mind reader or I must be really obvious. That is exactly what I was about to ask :D

That drum sander looks like a fantastic idea, I can feel an Amazon search...

Happy Anniversary to both of you for tomorrow Jerry.

OK then, I'm almost ready to make some pretty scales and shine up some blades.

How do I change my username, I was thinking something like Outback-2 :roflmao

This is how my set up is coming on....

I can't find bone or horn scale blanks that don't cost an arm and a leg to Canada but I am thinking of getting some Walnut , Redwood or Black Palm. I don't want to spend big bucks yet because this...

spalted? What's spalted?

Can I make scales from a cutting board without treating them somehow?

My biggest challenge is where to get the blanks or blocks.

Etsy charge a lot to ship here, Exotic woods in the US want over $40 to ship $6 worth of wood (3x3x4) by USPS!!

The other US places I...

That is an excellent little jig for slicing off wood scales.

I'm ordering the magnets and making one of those.

I've got a Japanese pull saw in my Amazon shopping cart ready as well as some...

I wasn't actually talking about cutting scales, but rather slicing a 1/8 slab from a thicker block that i can then use to make scales. The block being a couple of inches wide for example.

Hi Guys,

I am about to order my first set of of rods and pins etc, I am also getting a set of pre made cheap and cheerful plastic scales because i have a beater that the scales broke off of.

I...