Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

Wow, I'm looking at some of those swirly psychedelic inlace acylester blanks and imagining the possibilities.

Far-out Aaron!

The handle will get a coat of wax. The outer layer is very hard, dense material and there isn’t much porosity to that part.

Some fine antler you have there!
I can imagine though that the smell must be fairly bad in the microwave, my wife would attack like a savage beast if I used her kitchen..
Looking forward to seeing progress pics!

Wootz razor in progress:

I have a love / hate relationship with wootz.
When something doesn't go right and the pattern is vague and dark for some reason, I hate it with a passion.
But when the pattern turns out great... I LOVE it.

When it kicks my ass, and I hate it, I sometimes ask myself: why do I keep doing this instead of doing something easy like damascus. But then I remind myself that I do it -because- it is difficult and I love the challenge.

Lookin' good Bruno.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I am putting together some elk antler brushes. I am sealing the soft porous middle with CA. Bottoms first the I will do the bottom of the hole to keep my epoxy from getting sucked down. Some of them were a little on the green side so I scrubbed them well, and then to dry them I put them in the microwave. It’s a good thing my wife is at work. The exaust fan should have that all cleaned up before she gets home.

During my ride last summer when I was at Randy's in MN he gave me a brush made from elk horn. However it's a bit different. Seems there is a place that raises elk for commercial meat sales and to help prevent the males from harming each other their horns are cut off at the base. So when the shed all they drop are the stubs.

If I'm not mistaken this stub had been on the ground for several years. Here's the brush.

Originally Posted by Bruno

I have a love / hate relationship with wootz.
When something doesn't go right and the pattern is vague and dark for some reason, I hate it with a passion.
But when the pattern turns out great... I LOVE it.

When it kicks my ass, and I hate it, I sometimes ask myself: why do I keep doing this instead of doing something easy like damascus. But then I remind myself that I do it -because- it is difficult and I love the challenge.

You sound like JFK in his speech of going to the moon back in the 60's! Keep your head up and good luck to you!

Wade and Butcher faux frame back. A little 1k w/d to help lessen the “restoration “ work from someone else. You can just make out the HOLLOW GROUND etch. I think with a little more sanding with a hard block will help it pop. The scales were fairly warped but some strategic shimming and a heat gun they’re nice and straight. Had to bang around the pins a bit to get it to close center.
Before:

After:

I'm probably going to take this apart and redo it to reduce thick scales, and I'm not sure that I like the Dewsnap blade it in it. At least I am finally working with the pressed horn. Still trying to perfect the process of making it, but each time I think that I have figured out what went wrong last time, something proves me wrong. Almost have a new design or three in the works, but it will be a while before I get them made. Should prove interesting.