Thread: What are you working on?

Hell, Yeah! Certainly some will take credit for inventing something they have seen posted.
We all know better....
Thanks, Guys!

Not shave items, but these brass nut cracking press mechanisms from Lee Valley 'turned' out OK as well.
One's Walnut, the other maple. I get nearly all my kits from them, or an outfit in Guelph called Williams.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Not shave items, but these brass nut cracking press mechanisms from Lee Valley 'turned' out OK as well.
One's Walnut, the other maple. I get nearly all my kits from them, or an outfit in Guelph called Williams.

Walnut seems more appropriate!

Originally Posted by RezDog

Walnut seems more appropriate!

Agreed. Nicer looking finished product too. Walnut's one of my favourites to work with.
My Mom has a Maple Hutch and that one's destined for her so figured I'd match it up.

Perhaps you could have made a series of them from walnut, pecan, brazil nut and some other nut woods. Something for future projects perhaps.

That's a great idea that is. Haven't turned any Brazil nut and only a few small kitchen handles out of pecan.
Thanks for the project idea.

They both look "Cracking" Mike! Buuuuut, I do prefer the Walnut as well. Walnut just has that rich look to it.

Jumping one project to the next. I sanded an old strop today that was glazed over, and very hard. I used instructions from Ken Rup to sand with 150 grit sideways, and once the shiny or "glazed" hard surface was removed, then sand along it's length. I did this until the shiny areas were gone and then moved to 220 grit. Worked perfectly and the stroping surface is back to where I want it to be. Thanks Ken for the advice!

Aaaaand of course, I was palm rubbing it and the threading holding the handle on the linen side decided to just pop off....... Schmidt. I'm sure the old threading must have been dried out, it didn't take that much effort. Now it's a waiting game for the leather side.....

Now time to bust out the leather sewing awl.

Finished wedge last night, and gotter pinned up today with the Barkley Bros. blade that was sent to me by Sharpton. Thanks Tom !!
The scales are African Blackwood
Sent by Mike T. Thanks Mike, where ever the hell you are ?
The finish is Minwax polycrylic, gloss water based finish, being any oil base finish wouldn't dry on this very dense and oily wood.
Pinned with brass collars and pins.

Ive also finished the candle holder brush handles in urathane, installed the magnets, and filled the inside of the handles with duro glass (autobody filler) since the cavities were quite deep.
Only thing left, is to grind out a bit of the filler to the desired depth for the knots, and get them epoxied in.
Wich will be done here shortly [emoji6]

Finishing up assembly proofing and almost ready to pin.

By not thoroughly thinking through what I was working with during assembly proofing I instantly learned aluminum oxide blasted satin finish carbon steel scratches clear polished see-through Lexan.



Can any one tell me if the original scales for this model were clear no color like the fancy bolstered models or were they clear yellowish colored? Having trouble finding accurate information on these older models. My goal is to try and get it OEM NOS looking as I can but the more I look at it I'd like to change the wedge to something more eye catching. Maybe something complimentary to the copper spacer color. That could add weight for better balance.



I found a DD SW with fancy bolsters the other day and is on the way. Waiting to compare blades