Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by MikeB52

It was a sweet find no doubt Steve. Potentially the nicest vintage blade I've encountered, in my own possession, so far.
And I put some of those ergo rubber floor tiles on the floor in my workshop along the counter line a few weeks back as I am always so paranoid of dropping a blade while working on it. A package of eight of those things covers all the areas I sit at so they offer some layer of insurance against clumsiness..
Trying to draw up some custom skins tonight that suit the blade height and also fit the vintage.
Cheers.

I had a piece of carpet for that but I don't know what happened to it. I'll find some or some of those tiles.

I've not dropped a blade in a long time but I drop little washers all the time. They stop, drop and roll like it's a fire drill! Usually gone to who knows where and I'm lucky if I find them.

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

That is beautiful horn and one heck of a blade!

The horn came by way of phrank as a gift for cutting up some thicker slabs for the both of us to use. I have one more set stashed away for a blade to be determined later.
The blade came by way of a lot from a friend states side that hits lots of estate sales and thinks of me on occasion when he finds something particularly awesome.
I am lucky for many of the friends I have met through this forum..and continue to meet.

Ditto to that Mike, I think I may have more trusting friends here, than in real life.

Chacate Preto & Sycamore

Originally Posted by outback

Ditto to that Mike, I think I may have more trusting friends here, than in real life.

You may be right, outback Mike! Check out my SOTD today!

And NO! I did NOT drop it!

Nice pic, and choice of suds Tom! I hope the brush provided you an appropriate lather?
Only tested that one once before shipping so it still has some blooming to do.
It is my favorite handle style now though and will be revisited on future builds..
That WB, well it just looks 'right' in that setting.

Originally Posted by macrob

Chacate Preto & Sycamore

Fantastic look to those scales Rob.
Well done sir..

Where I'm at.
Seems the red dye didn't penetrate all the way into the horn and I'm losing some of it on the edges. Slathered it up with some neetsfoot and its starting to have a relatively aged look going on. Not what I was going for but I don't mind it. Carrying on..

Nice shape to those scales, the curve fits the spine well. Looks like it will have a nice "stance" when closed.