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I am getting ready to cut another dozen scales tomorrow. I was going to do another bloodwood backed set and a yellowheart backed set. This time the ebony will be much thinner so I get a larger...

Epoxy. Sanded the slabs to the correct thickness, gave one side a thin coat of epoxy and clamped them together between a couple scrap hunks of wood over night.

It was your Amboyna burl set that sparked the thought. Why not use contrasting woods to get a dramatic effect.

Know you know what a razor made by Count Dracula would look like. I don’t know how...

Once the sun comes out I can get a better photo. In natural light the red of the bloodwood really zing’s in contrast to the deep gloss black and brass. The mosaic rod is difficult to work the way I...

The washers are plain old size 0 stainless and brass from microfastiners. The pins are plain old 1/16 inch rod that I peen over to make mini rivets. I like the stainless with brass over washer...

I decided to try something new. I had some ebony that I wanted to make some scales out of but plain old black is not that interesting. So I decided to try backing the ebony with some bloodwood to add...