Thread: What are you working on?

Here is a set that I tried to use layers of poly to build up the coats to match the onlays. Hard to see, but around the bolsters it has a warped, ripple like effect that just didn't look good to me. I ended up scrapping the scales and keeping the inlays. It took forever to remove the poly that stuck to the inlays. I am still waiting till I work up the courage to try to carve out the space for the inlays. I have somewhat gotten the hang of doing simpler designs, but the more complicated ones can be a pain. I started keeping fine sawdust of different types of woods to use to fill in gaps around inlays if there is any.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Don't think the metal would flow at all if poured onto the scale. Would be all ripply like hot magma I'm thinking..

Hahaha Mike B classic line. I love it.

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

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Have been working on pretty much nothing the last few months, life has gotten in the way. Have 2 weeks off starting Wednesday, so hoping to clear up some of the queue.

Chipping away at a new Christmas Day Razor since I sold my last one to a friend who just had to have it.
An old Bradford Case EkSeb with Christmas Tree Celluloid scales and a trashed blade.
Have not been able to find an acceptable EkSeb blade, so I settled on a nice Bradford Case wedge blade.
Should turn out nice. Anyone know what 'EkSeb' was about?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Chipping away at a new Christmas Day Razor since I sold my last one to a friend who just had to have it.
An old Bradford Case EkSeb with Christmas Tree Celluloid scales and a trashed blade.
Have not been able to find an acceptable EkSeb blade, so I settled on a nice Bradford Case wedge blade.
Should turn out nice. Anyone know what 'EkSeb' was about?

Tom... If ya ever need more glitter, I got ya covered.. [emoji6]
I got a whole bunch of it here from fixing gel coat in bass boats.
Its funny cause I've been thinking of making a set of scales that way.

Maybe a red white and blue for the 4th of July... [emoji631]

Oh yeah! That bartop epoxy and some of THAT! Interestingly, these EkSeb scales seem to be based with gold glitter, designs in colored glitter, and a pile of clear over it.
The epoxy is a bit stinky and doing it in the cold is not optimal, I think.

I have cleaned and polished the scales as much as I want to, so I have just slathered them with wet type silicone.
Soaking this stuff in is awesome for old celluloid, Gents. Makes it pop and last, I think.
I have had great success with it.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Oh yeah! That bartop epoxy and some of THAT! Interestingly, these EkSeb scales seem to be based with gold glitter, designs in colored glitter, and a pile of clear over it.
The epoxy is a bit stinky and doing it in the cold is not optimal, I think.

Sounds about right.
Always work it from the brightest to the darkest color.
Same way when painting camouflage. [emoji106]

You WOULD know that, outback! So what type of clear do (or did ) they use on the boats?