Thread: What are you working on?

Anytime Matt.
Now you come across some battered bone scales, you can fix-um real good with baking soda & CA. Have done a few now with unbelievable results.

On the dark horn, I like to use Bakelite dust and epoxy as it seems to match better, for me anyway!

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...rn-repair.html

Lots of guys seem to use dyes, etc. Easy to experiment and find what works for you!

3rd razor : CV Heljestrand, #4

Lost a little width while removing the chips, from center blade. Also raised the stabilizer's and toe, producing a smile. Leaving me with heavy 9/16 at heal and toe, and 5/8 in the middle. Honed with two layers of tape on account of spine wear.

Test shave in the morning..!!

I was just about to ask about the color. I have some dark horn chips that are a color match. Any issues using horn and CA on the darker scales? The other ones i just got are closer to white. Baking Soda would probably work the best on those.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

On the dark horn, I like to use Bakelite dust and epoxy as it seems to match better, for me anyway!

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...rn-repair.html

Lots of guys seem to use dyes, etc. Easy to experiment and find what works for you!

Tom,

Have you tried Bakelite Dust with the Thin Super Glue?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slCMkvEfK_U

I don't have either to play with. I don't have any decrepit Bakelite scales and I can't find the 'Thin' super glue around here.

Anyway, I was just wondering.

Originally Posted by MW76

I was just about to ask about the color. I have some dark horn chips that are a color match. Any issues using horn and CA on the darker scales? The other ones i just got are closer to white. Baking Soda would probably work the best on those.

FME, the old dyed horn sheds a lot of it's darkness as it is sanded to produce dust for the purpose. Using the bakelite dust works better for me as it is virtually like putting a chunk of bakelite into the repair. blending in as lighter brown to shiny black with polishing just like bakelite! I suppose it gives you options to change things to match as all is cured.
A heavy concentration of the dust seems to work better and produces a very strong repair.

Here! Another example! You cannot do this with any other material I know of! (Except the bone baking soda thing!)

http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...d-marsden.html

if Roy or Matt want some busted Bakelite to play with, it is only a PM away!

Ill have to check a few old scales i saved to see if they are bakelite. I know a few scales i worked on smelled like it.. not sure if i have any laying around.

I've used Super glue on thousands of guitar repairs and on many different materials, bone, plastic, wood etc.
I use an accelerator called NCF that instantly dries CA. I found that horn has a reaction to this spray when used
with CA. It sort of melts the horn for lack of a better description. Just a friendly warning.

Originally Posted by MisterClean

I've used Super glue on thousands of guitar repairs and on many different materials, bone, plastic, wood etc.
I use an accelerator called NCF that instantly dries CA. I found that horn has a reaction to this spray when used
with CA. It sort of melts the horn for lack of a better description. Just a friendly warning.

Are you saying that ONLY the ACCELERATOR reacts to the Horn/not the super glue??

From the video that I've watched many times and have posted many times a 1-2 minute Hard as a Rock Set Time seems like a reasonably wait time. However he's using baking soda, bone and ivory.

Have you tried it without the Accelerator? Just wondering?