Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by MikeB52

That zebra wood mike? Going to be a nice pair of skins when done no doubt.

And thanks for the feedback on the handle. Hard to capture in pictures, but you can see into the handle a bit in spots and see the wood running through it.
I will have a little fun with this stuff.
Wish it weren't so expensive though. Alumilite is worth it's weight in bourbon!

Actually its black n white ebony.
Their cut from the same block, from when i made scales for the Joseph Allen you sent me.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

. You'll have to show me that setup next time we're all there. Would love to see it in person.

Always welcome Andrew!
I have a few goodies to swap now so we may have to do a pre summer bash gtg sometime.
Maybe after and if I get that tusk cut up for Colin.

Nice striped ebony! I have a bit I haven't used cause thought it to white. Might have to take another look now.
That Allen is a looker..

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Always welcome Andrew!
I have a few goodies to swap now so we may have to do a pre summer bash gtg sometime.
Maybe after and if I get that tusk cut up for Colin.

That tusk, man that weighed a ton....you're going to need a large diamond laser beam blade to cut that....what do you think it will take to slice it up?

Hopefully just a new bi metal blade on the bandsaw should be enough to cut through it. Thinking 12 tpi and a nice steady pressure.
Hoping the mineral oil drawn into its pores will lubricate the ivory without discoloration it during the cutting process.
Should be onto that lil trial in the next couple weeks..

Evened up the scales using the drill press, and a 50grt. drum sander. Gluing paper between the scales, holding them as one, made it easy to make both sets identical.


The rest is done by hand cause I don't have belt sander, and I prefer it that way.

"YEAH TOM"!!
the Outback way..[emoji57]

Originally Posted by outback

Evened up the scales using the drill press, and a 50grt. drum sander. Gluing paper between the scales, holding them as one, made it easy to make both sets identical.


The rest is done by hand cause I don't have belt sander, and I prefer it that way.

"YEAH TOM"!!
the Outback way..[emoji57]

I wish the set I had made I would have left them taped together, next set I'm gonna! Can't want to see the final product outback.

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MAN! That is quite a stack of scales there, outback!

Originally Posted by ejmolitor37

I wish the set I had made I would have left them taped together, next set I'm gonna! Can't want to see the final product outback.

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It depends on if I want to shape them, or thin them and bevel the edges of the scales.
If I'm just thinning and doing a bevel type, I separate them after sanding them even. If their being shaped, I leave them glued till I've finished sanding them completely.

I've been working on a workbench (first ever tried) I desperately needed. Wanted to keep the costs down so I relied on standard 2x4's and decking boards. The underneath part will be for storage and shelves and I'll make hinged doors also. Not very artistic, some measuring errors but overall, so far, it turned out to be really solid. While I've been sweating on this, I remembered what my father told me more than once "watch, son, watch... put your hands on...you'll never know when you'll need it" and I never bothered - now, I need to know, so went back to school of life and I intend to stay there.
All my respect for the guys out there who put the hands on
So, these been said, here is the overall structure too fit in the corner on the workshop (to maximize the space as the workshop is going to be an enclosed den inside the garage)



Now, check this out (and I can't say it worked very hard, probably 40 or 50 4x50 screws, using a small Stanley 10.8 V impact driver)



The second bit got the same soon after