Thread: What are you working on?

Prepping to re-saw a 35 lb pce of real Lignum vitae.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Prepping to re-saw a 35 lb pce of real Lignum vitae.

Now THAT has to be a rare size for lignum.

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

Now THAT has to be a rare size for lignum.

Extreamly so as most that size are used to still make Bearings for Hydroelectric dams.
This one is now 2x2x12 turning stock

Will be watching for your "new creations"...

Originally Posted by RMarsh

Finished up the scales and wedge on my first restore (FR Reynolds) last night and as I was peening the wedge end, the recon stone cracked! I was frustrated and now I am switching from a recon stone wedge to a maroon micarta instead.
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Them scales look really nice! I like them!

I am making my first straight! Here it is after tempering it. It will be an 8/8 wedge and I am grinding it from O-1 steel. For heat-treating, I left the edge about the thickness of a little less than a dime, so I have a fair amount of grinding still to go. I will post some more pics as I progress.

-Brian

Here is an updated picture of where I am at with making my first straight. I have been refining the grind and checking how the bevel will look as I near the end of grinding. I am pleased with the progress so far. I am still not sure whether I want to do wood or Micarta scales.

Top to bottom:
Pawpaw's red injun 101 mis-stamp(stamped rp but is a square point)
Geo. wostenholm pipe razor in Bolivian rosewood
Wade and butcher "the George Washington razor"
Bowding's concave razor

Left to right:

Wm greaves and sons near wedge
Geo. wostenholm and sons IXL faux frame back
Wade and butcher "celebrated hollow ground razor"
Wade and butcher 5/8
Boker red injun 101 flat toe profile
Boker red injun 101 diamond toe profile

I am going to be busy for the next two months.......

Today's produce:





The knives are for my daughters (6 and 8). It's niolox steel which in my opinion behaves like stainless 52100. It's an absolute bitch to sand. The handles are acrylic, epoxied into place.I also pinned them. It looks good, and if the epoxy ever loosens I can still pin the handles. I only attached the handles today. The razors were made from scratch and heat treated. Now they need grinding and fine shaping.

Razors are looking good Bruno. What steel is it?



Ok, latest small update:

Had to cut of the motorbracket. Wasn't straight enough for my liking. Welded the rest of the frame and the contactwheel arm plus tracking arm. Put in the axle for the contactwheel, mounted the spring for the tracking mechanism.

Now Im waiting for a reply from the UK were I have to get my drive wheel from. And then it's just the electronics left, and some mounting holes to fasten on my workbench, plus a nice paintjob



2014-01-25 22.16.10 by Remco van de Sanden, on Flickr


2014-01-25 22.16.23 by Remco van de Sanden, on Flickr