What are you working on?

Tom, if it is a skeleton key, try a "T" or "L" shaped piece of metal to open it up. Those don't have pins and are easier to pick.

Finished up the CENTAUR tonite.
Polished the scales,and original collars, added a set of wear washers between tang n scales, and pinned with nickle/ silver rod.
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So after checking the mail box this evening, I know what my next project is.

Benz, Isaac Diller had arrived a day early.
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We both agreed on leaving the patina.
Its got a lovely smokey, grayish blue thing going on right now, that I adore.[emoji39]
I dug around in the wood bin, and came up with something I feel fitting for the blade. BlackN White Ebony.
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Mike, that's really nice!

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Tom,,, H0ly F--k!
Your collection rivals Smaug's.
Hobbit reference

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This ain't my collection. Mike. That is at home! :roflmao

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And this is nearly complete.
Decided to keep it simple, as the wood is pretty dreamy.
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Still need to seal the label into the lid bottom, (good idea Tom) and maybe one more coat of polyurethane which I ended up going with, as someone suggested.
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And with my Swordplay, which looked like the goldwash was rubbed off in my SOTD today..
Had to show it off proper like, in case the donor was having that veklempt feeling..
Hehehe.
Cheers men.

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Damn right, Mike! You da Man!
I dunno about anyone else, but I certainly feel better! :tu

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Tom, if it is a skeleton key, try a "T" or "L" shaped piece of metal to open it up. Those don't have pins and are easier to pick.

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It's a handcuff key that fit's most of these old boxes. Filed thinner if necessary. I can get it open with the key from my Mappin Bros set. Tomorrow!

I was going to say that but you bet me to it Tom.

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So after checking the mail box this evening, I know what my next project is.

Benz, Isaac Diller had arrived a day early.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a3105f33f6.jpg
We both agreed on leaving the patina.
Its got a lovely smokey, grayish blue thing going on right now, that I adore.[emoji39]
I dug around in the wood bin, and came up with something I feel fitting for the blade. BlackN White Ebony.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ce8113b537.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c6d592be95.jpg

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Yep guys, that's one of my razors. I can't even blame myself for the broken scale. It just broke when I opened the thing to shave. Mike, if you need one of these to bring Mr. Diller back to life, I have one in my shop.----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOYy5NZ4hWA

Was B52 who perfected that! ;)

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Yep guys, that's one of my razors. I can't even blame myself for the broken scale. It just broke when I opened the thing to shave. Mike, if you need one of these to bring Mr. Diller back to life, I have one in my shop.---->

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You call that a Jacob's Ladder?

Got this one in my back yard, got it from Amazon Prime for $7.99 with free next day shipping....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXiOQCRiSp0