Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

So I have concluded the original hole was struck-in at a fairly good angle for some reason. Go figure!

Might have been a Friday arvo razor
I reckon large pin holes & heat adjustable scales were a workaround for warps & asymmetric tangs. The angle is not so crucial then.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Might have been a Friday arvo razor
I reckon large pin holes & heat adjustable scales were a workaround for warps & asymmetric tangs. The angle is not so crucial then.

True Dat, Oz. I am certain that the original scales were horn due to the age of it.
Can't bend bone!
Likely did not have such a thin wedge either, eh?

Likely did not have such a thin wedge either, eh?

Probably not tho I've seen some pretty thin pewter wedges.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

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Can't bend bone!

Sorry, I have had examples of flexible bone scales. Used in the same manner as horn, they were thin , about 0.070/1.8mm. Remember that the bone was much closer in time to the cow. They were probably way less bleached than the rock hard examples we now have. A visitor wiped the blade out and broke the pivot end.
~Richard

Originally Posted by Geezer

Sorry, I have had examples of flexible bone scales. Used in the same manner as horn, they were thin , about 0.070/1.8mm. Remember that the bone was much closer in time to the cow. They were probably way less bleached than the rock hard examples we now have. A visitor wiped the blade out and broke the pivot end.
~Richard

Indeed, Richard! This tang bows these scales inward and outward.
However, they always go back!
I should have said bone does not tolerate permanent bending!

Gents, as you know Brian had the "Build your own BRW" promo going on for a while there. Razors arrived a few days ago. My razor, French point hollow, got the scales first. I picked up some ebony... the thinnest stock I had, I literally built this in the matter of hours a few nights ago, while the kids were asleep.



Made fake pins/inlay-like buttons, from some alu nails. Spur of the moment... I wanted to keep going, but it would have probably taken me all night. Next time!



Peened down next morning.





Hmm kinda nice, looks a bit like a weapon (at 15/16" with that spike point, it is darn close to one)

Honed and shaved with it today. The edge was a little quirky, took it way down to 600 to straighten it out, then 1K Chosera, Okudo suita, finished on Asano naguras and my light Kiita.

Nice work wrapping that French point!
Nice curves to it..
Me, turned away from the pc for a bit today to try my first go with my new rotary index, thanks Benz for the suggestion last year on acquiring one!.
Figured it'd make rubberset styles, as well as other degree specific turning accents easier to do.

I need to build a surface to hold the indexer, and a yet to be built tail stock to ensure true parallelism. But this big walnut handle was just waiting to be the test candidate. I intentionally go deeper on the indexer, then true up the profile back on the lathe. Seems to give me greater forgiveness for my sins and allows me to set the flute edge thickness last.


A few degrees off true, but for no tail support, turned out pretty consistently.
Cheers gents..

Very nicely done Mike, looking forward to see the finished project.

@MikeB52-Man I love your "toy" selection.

@Srdjan, those scales have interesting lines. Is the wedge glued?

That's a neat tool Mike handle looks awesome!