Thread: What are you working on?

We have a pretty big circle, if you think about it!

And think about how big that circle could get. . . .

Tweaking the design on the bowl a bit tonight.
Didn't have a lot in the tank tonight. Fighting the local union is exhausting sometimes.
When it's not fun, step away from sharp and or spinny things.

Originally Posted by RezDog

And think about how big that circle could get. . . .

It's all about the postage, Shaun. All about the postage!

That's funny Tom.

Mike, you should get PSAC as a union, they just roll over every time, even when there is obvious legal violations.
I do

I just got done Cutting up a piece of wood I found at the bottom of a river!! Not shur what it is but it looks nice!! I think it was someone's old firewood!!!

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Originally Posted by Porl

What do you treat the wood with to make it suitable for shave lather and water?

For durability you need a waterproof membrane finish, like polyurethane. If you lather in the bowl, don't go too smooth on the finish, use just one or two coats.

Originally Posted by Dieseld

There's this great donation place up here in Michigan..............just sayin'

Originally Posted by outback

Yep.. The Northeast is a great place to unload, unwanted things.

Yep, i've heard there was a place less than 20 miles from ya Tom in a place called Sugar Land that takes 'em also. Disaster relief.......................just sayin'.

Originally Posted by engine46

Yep, i've heard there was a place less than 20 miles from ya Tom in a place called Sugar Land that takes 'em also. Disaster relief.......................just sayin'.

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Good job on that repair Tuzi. I know that one probably used that piece on the end to hold the scales together but I have had great success before repairing horn scales broken on the wedge end because you can also use the ca like you did, especially if the scale is broken right over the wedge. I have ca'd the wedge to the broken scale after repairing that scale making it even stronger. For horn dust I have used my Dremel & got a broken piece of horn & used a grinding bit, grinding in one spot, making a pile of dust. I then scooped it up & put it in an old empty Rx bottle until needed.

I don't regret getting my small drill press. I was waiting on the led light to use it but it works great! It's nice to be able to drill a pin w/o the the piece being drilled moving. I would do it by hand using a cordless drill I have & sometimes my hand would move or I might be slightly off angle. This is nice with the clamps holding the razor in place.



My buddy not far from here who loves straight razors asked me if I had a spare wedge & I told him I'm sure I do. He helped me out with a ride a couple times when I didn't have any wheels. I have a Frederick Reynolds that has a broken scale & the other piece is missing, so I'm unpinning it & will either find more scales or make some for it, but it's a heavy wedge like he wants.

They used to get me to drill out broken bolts at work because I could do it pretty good. It was usually broken exhaust studs that would break & I drilled out quite a few! I also have left handed drill bits because sometimes they would grab & unscrew the stud right out of the head.

I's slightly off center but it will be okay. Once pinned, it won't even show if I did touch the inside of the collar.