Thread: What are you working on?

Some roughout work with a file.






Now I'll let it cure for several days then sand smooth.

Gotta few in play myself.



Then its the heavy work.



Gitatit Paul.! Several days..!! Watchu talkin bout...stuff is workable in 12-24 hrs.

Sweet Mike. I currently have the fast setting kind which is good and bad depending on what you use it for. It will get harder after a few days; I mean like rock hard.

A little more progress
Rough sand out


First coat of CA


Should have used the pens before the first coat but I wasn't sure if it would be needed until after the first coat was sanded out.


Still need to buff but the shape is right (except that little chip on the back edge that the patch missed. I may just leave that) and the color is right and no obvious patching.

Filling in some chips n bug bites, on a few of these scales for Nippers goodies.

Tathra had also PMd me about how I go about this. Sooo.

Sand the scales with 220 grt. wet/dry. Removing as much of the dry/weathered horn as possible. Careful.! Don't get um too thin, only within reason.

I've sanded the crap out of quite a lot of um, and still not thinned them out much. Like this sweet set.




Can't wait to see how they are, after they come out of the oil bath.

After sanding, wipe clean with denatured alcohol. Then apply pieces of scotch tape to the outside of the scales, over the repair areas. I do it this way, so the tape acts as a mold to hold the epoxy while I work it in with a toothpick.






BTW... This is how I repair the edges of scales, that have chips, bug bites, or where blades have smashed into them when closing, causing damage.

Hope that helps ya Tathra

Note for those that don't know..!!

If your going to dye your scales...do not do any repairs using CA.
DYE WILL NOT PENETRATE, AND CAUSE FISH EYES IN YOUR FINISH. !!!!!

They'll be FUBAR.!



I save the CA till after the dye, then bring the scales to a gloss finish, instead of the matte black, look.

My preferred hair dye.

Your favorite hair color Mike? I say "just let it go grey! You can't stay young looking forever!"

Wash that gray right out of your hair Mike

Thanks Mike. That's a great help

From the outback, to the land down unda. Your more than welcome.

Black black number 1. Oh, i see its number 10. I thought you were going by Type O Negitive (song).