I have 3 girls. Anytime you can get the kids over for a fire will cement friendships and give dad a look out the window. They will be teens sooner than you think!
Great investment, IMO.
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Andrew, everyone's thinking it so I'll ask, where's the blower tying in to your new open face forge?
It's absolutely gorgeous buddy, well done and gonna be well enjoyed I have no doubt.
And tom, those yacht portals, in the drywall, uber cool. Are you adding accent lights in there as well?
So happy to find a few minutes with a bourbon to catch up on a few threads gents.
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where's the blower tying in to your new open face forge?
Those old portholes are pretty cool, and I have to say I am a little envious again.
That is a nice looking fireplace and I have to agree that one more spot for bonding is awesome. If you feed their friends you will always know where everyone is and what they are doing.
I have one custom. If I get a chance to get one from a specific maker I will get a second. Other than that I am likely not buying another.
Reckon you are in the wrong discussion on the customs thing, Rez!
Easy to do! :)
Moving further experimenting with inlays - this time with MOP. Due to costs I opted to recycle an old project / scales
Scale to recycle
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Following the same idea as the previous project with camel bone. I couldn't risk to shorten the tail panel any further(for the sake of proportions) without compromising the blade's fit. I'll use the original pivot drill to secure the panels further. One inlay is done, the other is in place, I have only to pin and polish it
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Overall assembling
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If missus doesn't have additional & unexpected plans, I'll have a good chance to finish it this week-end...
So, I used my super-high-tech, very expensive custom horn scale press to straighten up them scales for that Chabrol a Paris razor. First I soaked them in hot water and tried getting them bendy. But they still came out like this:
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Here is my super-high-tech, very expensive custom horn scale press, made from a slab of vintage distressed reclaimed lumber:
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Here is what it looks like loaded with the scales in parchment paper prior to going into the oven:
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And here is the result after an hour or maybe 90 minutes at 250 F, then an hour of cooling in the press after being removed from the oven:
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Now it's time to fill in the bug bites with epoxy. But I have to go to the airport again tomorrow afternoon so I won't be able to finish the process until next weekend.
@moutonrouge, looks great your scales.