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  1. 09-18-2013, 04:34 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laurens View Post
    Very nice tutorial and you got an excellent result! Do you always do your scales just by hand?

    Beautiful spinework on that razor, by the way.
    No I do use on occasion a bench sander, but I've also made many sets without any power tools or machinery, I like to show people that you can do things without power tools.
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    great tutorial, thanks for the effort !
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    It appears that the wedge is made out of metal. What type is it? Thanks.
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    The wedge is also made from horn.
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    My eyes must be failing me then! Ive done a few horn rescales(pre made scales) and have used up to 1200 w/d. I need to find some finer. Would emery on felt buffing wheel polish as well? as I have plenty of that. Thanks.
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    All hand worked no polishing wheels, after the initial shaping using lower end grits I usually go to my kitchen sink filled with warm water then using micro mesh up the levels from 1K all the way up to 6K, then a final little buff over with a cotton and some brasso metal polish, then a final wipe and polish with a little Renaissance wax.
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    Perfect tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

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    awesome thread man, I actually don't have any tool and been making some horn scales in very similar way to you
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    Awesome thread Jamie...

    Going to link it in the Workshop sticky also
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    same here, nice of you celticcrusader to post the tutorial, pics... I have sofar only managed to find 2k sandpaper,.. what kind of polishing would be best,.. I guess rouge would leave too much of a coloring in "micro gaps"?, would Maas be ok, I just ordered the thing ?
    Do you guys apply any finish to the horns aka oiling or CA with woods?
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