Thread: What are you working on?

Hehehe I see.

Well you know how I get crazy when strange and exotic materials are even hinted at..
Thought you were either talking about some rare and endangered bark from a tree only found on your island, once growing in great numbers all over Canada but now down to a dozen trees one of which just so happens to be in your backyard. This particular tree supplied the unique oil that candy canes were once flavored with but the ravenous appetites of Victorian Era children created a market second to none and the trees vanished in short order.
That tree in your backyard could save Christmas Shaun!
Either that, or I figured you meant mammoth tusk bark.

Bone is cool too though! Any chance it's the bone from the elusive and endangered pygmy mammoth squirrel also last seen on your island?

Thanks, I needed that.
~Richard

LOL @ pygmy mammoth squirrel!

I've heard these are the world's largest dwarf squirrels, and they have a nasty temper!

Well, sharptonn's tape and clothespin trick seems to have worked here, it is pinned up.

Thanks to those of you who helped me with this one!

One thing I noticed- I'm using a little chasing hammer and it seemed to want just a bit more force than I expected. I've been trying to be careful in that regard, having read about people splitting their scales or bending the rod. I suppose finding just the right amount of pressure to use is just another of those things I'll need to learn.

Originally Posted by ejmolitor37

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Also had some time to clean up this W&B FBO. Still have to finish bevel set and honing. Had a chip in the edge so it's been a bit of work cleaning that up. Over all this blade was pretty easy to get clean. Best part, I forgot I had it until I was digging around and stumbled on it.

This and the Tally Ho look like great razors.

Must be nice to find something like this in the to do pile!

Looks great Sonny.
I use a 4oz lil peening hammer, much like a chasing hammer.
I vary my grip while peening.
In baseball lingo I start choked up on the bat to start the mushroom, then slacken or slip my grip down to the hozzle to gain more umph per strike as I get into the tapping rhythm.
Hope that description makes sense.
Cheers.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Looks great Sonny.
I use a 4oz lil peening hammer, much like a chasing hammer.
I vary my grip while peening.
In baseball lingo I start choked up on the bat to start the mushroom, then slacken or slip my grip down to the hozzle to gain more umph per strike as I get into the tapping rhythm.
Hope that description makes sense.
Cheers.

That makes perfect sense! I did light little taps at first and then gave it a bit more force on the taps toward the end. I was just experimenting to try to find something that would work.

Thanks for the tip- I like having a bit of a process when I work on projects like this.

That's a beautiful job on that razor, Sonny! And like Mike and others, I sometimes choke up as necessary on the peening hammer. I also personally find that if I've flush-cut my pins just right, the peening process goes much smoother and faster. I like to get into a rhythm of tapping the pins as I gently move the back pin around slightly off-center on the anvil so that the domes round off and tighten up nicely. I flip the razor over a few times too so that the domes get nice and evenly rounded on both sides.

I've been wondering if a slightly different or better pair of flush cutters might be in order.

Originally Posted by sonnythehooligan

I've been wondering if a slightly different or better pair of flush cutters might be in order.

Even when I use a nice sharp flush cutter, I find it best to file the pin the rest of the way just right so it's not a lopsided cut.
A nice and smooth even pin top will make it easier to get it to look good with the hammer.