Thread: What are you working on?

Man those are gorgeous scales!

Originally Posted by RezDog

B52,
Does the wood need any sealant or finish put on it or does it wind up with enough urethane resin impregnated in it that if will be self finishing?

Excellent question~I never thought about that.

Guess I'd better work on my thinking.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

So...Andrew! Is that one of those Lignum Vitae lawn bowling balls??

Ok just learned a bit about this stuff, the wood used for these is native to the Caribbean. Its stronger than oak and is one wood that is so heavy it will not float! In the beginning this bowling game was actually not scored by points but money. Basically gambling and bowling was illegal in many areas do to this.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

What size rod did you use? Just wondering

1/16..

The pins are purely decorative. I used T88 epoxy to attach the scales. I know that is not customary for a knife but I was a free resto, and my first set of knife scales.

I cheated.. I know.

I don't think that you cheated at all, you took advantage of a tool and used it.

Not long ago a friend made some handles for an old serving fork for me out of Inlace Acrylic. I'd tried and the material I wanted would break when I tried to use the usual pins used for knives. So he used an epoxy and then gently tapped the male and female parts of the pins into the material. Basically they are there also for show.

Good job, the knife looks great.

Originally Posted by RezDog

B52,
Does the wood need any sealant or finish put on it or does it wind up with enough urethane resin impregnated in it that if will be self finishing?

That's just rouge then tripoli on it buffed Shaun.
As you said, think the urethane leaves enough to pull out the shine.

Thanks Cuda.

I try to keep my restorations as close to original as possible, but for this i decided to do it right once with the tools i know.

Appreciate the compliments..

Just got these scissors working again..

Mister Clean saves another one. It was listed as a no-name in an auction, turns out to be a Wade & Butcher. The logo is very faint but there. Honed up and fitted with new acrylic scales. It should be a great shave tomorrow! Thanks go out to Roy (cudarunner) for helping me learn these skills.

Originally Posted by MisterClean

Mister Clean saves another one. It was listed as a no-name in an auction, turns out to be a Wade & Butcher. The logo is very faint but there. Honed up and fitted with new acrylic scales. It should be a great shave tomorrow! Thanks go out to Roy (cudarunner) for helping me learn these skills.

I've said it before and I'll say it once again, I'm not the best teacher out there but you my friend are an excellent student and have taken the 'Crash Course' that we had time for and gone on to great things.

I salute you! :

Matt, Mike and Freddie....beautiful scales and terrific work!
Matt...the knife looks great! Awesome job.
Mike...I can't believe those scales are home made. Wow!
Freddie...beautiful restoration of a classic.
Well done gentlemen!

Pete <:-}