Thread: What are you working on?

Do we have matching SOTD pics coming up soon?
It’s looking good Tom. The end of a long road is near.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Do we have matching SOTD pics coming up soon?
It’s looking good Tom. The end of a long road is near.

Yes, you did a fine job on these scales, Shaun. They give this old blade the rustic home it needed.
Love me some picbone! IIRC, this was your first set and (typically) I hollered MINE!!!!

So let's see if I can follow my cruddy pictures. We have some newer guys here who might get a chuckle out of how I pin.....

I used Austin's Greaves style collars which are quite deep. He donated them to me for this project. About time, eh?
I wanted lots of support under to keep things tight and not smush the collars as-peening, so I used 2 of his nickel silver regular collars under along with 1 tiny stainless washer for the bigs and one regular and one stainless tiny under the littles.



First, I trimmed the wedge somewhat and sanded it fairly close. Took the blade out and substituted some nuts to get some of the spread in so I can pin the wedge tightly to the angle. I shoved half a clothespin and a scrap of leather in the middle. Cuts down on harmonics as I peen. Taped it all up tightly.

Then I could pull the nutsy-boltsy out and install my pin, stack my washers and secure them with tape on both sides. Used a Dremel drum to dress the pin down like I wanted it..



Time to pin, but I see one of my 'guests' set their beverage on my peening anvil.
A small break to hit it with a vibrating sander and the buffer!

So after pinning the bottom, I filed and sanded the wedge, polished it a bit. Got through Shaun's dye job, so I will just sand lightly around all the edges and buff them a bit to match. Looks like wear on the edges? Patina!
Released the top screw. BOY thatsa big wedge! A big blade I suppose....



Pretty much the same deal at the top. Installed the blade and spacers, nutsy-boltsied them up and taped the whole thing tight.
Pulled the hardware, installed my pin and collars. Sized the pin and pinned the top. Some buffer to take the edges off the peens.


Notsobad?

That blade looks like it always lived in those scales. Fantastic work!

Tom, I love the patina you are doing around the edges.
Gives it a nice contrast and just makes it look more interesting.

Pete <:-}

Very nice indeed.

Looks heavy, how's the balance.

Balance? Notsobad! About like an axe. Looks like 3/4 the way up the tang from the pivot.
I always say better blade-heavy than scale heavy!


I have decided to unpin the top and put an offset hole pivot bushing in that big pivot hole to push the blade back.
It slides forward on the tang taper and the tip hits the wedge. Just a bit will do it.
Should have done that.... No sweat. These things happen!
That would also help the balance I think? Nah!

Looking good Tom.
I’m looking forward to the finally.

Good things take time!
I am stoked to have it this far. Shoving the blade back is my forte. Just a bit.
Having more lead out back is best. I have used the holy hacksaw blade on the inside of the wedge in the past.
Not here.
If anyone is curious, I will post it as I do it. You old-timers might need to laugh again?
Otherwise, I will share the results. Just a bit...

Ok. It worked-out great!
Before..


And After


Closes center too!

Now for that pearl-scaled Joseph Elliott.

I started some Herder 49 scales in horn. They are shaped but I still have a bit of work ahead of me. The horn is pretty cool but so hard to photograph.


I have a collection of very cool horn that I really need to get dressing some blades.