Thread: What are you working on?

YOU Go MIKE! ..........

Just got done stabilizing a bunch of Buckeye burl and Spalted Box Elder burl. The jug in the pic is all I have left (about a 1/4 cup) of a brand new 1 quart jug. Shows how much fluid these pieces soaked up. I'd say the Vac is working pretty darn good now.

Originally Posted by outback

I pour my own from old tire weights, and such. Their a little harder than pure lead, but once smashed into a wedge they become a bit more malleable

Catching up here. That is how I have been making them, from tire weights I found in an old WWII ammo box my dad had. It was some of his fishing tackle & he was using old tire weights for fishin'. I still have to try some Cerrobend. I have a 2 lb. chunk of it. I needed a dipping ladle but I have one now. I can melt it in a tin can.
It's either that or go by Tom's house & borrow his Wedge-O-Matic

Holy crap B52, I now see a Ran-tan-Kar-us for Tom. I have had one & I got it out over the weekend & I was admiring it because the scales are perfect, so I thought. Upon looking at it at the pivot pin, the worst place to have a scale messed up, is a crack! I don't remember it being there before. I have a razor somewhere around here with that devil on it plus I just won two straights for $16.01 & one of them is a Sure Devil & looks really good, so does the other one & this one also has the devil on it but the scales are white. They look mint though. Here is my Ran-tan-Kar-us:



Here you can see the crack at the pivot.

Looks like I'll be rescuing this one now. The most critical place for scales to be cracked............at the pivot.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Gents, I delight to comply to the suggestions of my blade brothers. Avatar amended.
Tired of looking at that ugly mug anyway..
Now, here's the results on the red devil make over for Toms Ran Tan.
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Laser doin it's thing.
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After two passes I started to find tune with hand files for my edges.

Bonded in place. Waiting to cure.

Trying to show the depth of inlay seating. Really happy with the consistency I can achieve now.

Voila.

That my friend is some beautiful tight work! Well Done!

Finished the teak scales for the Wade & Butcher, Special.

Sanded:

Stained with vinager, water, steel wool mixture. Then two coats of teak oil, and under the heat lamp till dry (about 5 min.) A lead wedge will be in order to give it balance.


Now to clean up the blade, dome some brass washers, and make up some pins from nickle/ silver rod.

Originally Posted by outback

Finished the teak scales for the Wade & Butcher, Special.

Sanded:

Stained with vinager, water, steel wool mixture. Then two coats of teak oil, and under the heat lamp till dry (about 5 min.) A lead wedge will be in order to give it balance.


Now to clean up the blade, dome some brass washers, and make up some pins from nickle/ silver rod.

Great job Mike! That W&B will be nice, better than it was........

Originally Posted by outback

Finished the teak scales for the Wade & Butcher, Special.

Sanded:

Stained with vinager, water, steel wool mixture. Then two coats of teak oil, and under the heat lamp till dry (about 5 min.) A lead wedge will be in order to give it balance.

Now to clean up the blade, dome some brass washers, and make up some pins from nickle/ silver rod.

I swear the grain looks raised. I like what you have done with your magic elixir.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I swear the grain looks raised. I like what you have done with your magic elixir.

Not really raised...
But a really open grain..!!

Yep, Mike!(outback, that is) I have seen you run the gauntlet! Pretty cool!