Thread: What are you working on?

Thanks guys. They were made from the not good for carving bone, so at this point it is mostly a loss of time.

Oh OK good I'm assuming that bone was very brittle?

Very nice looking scales there. Sorry to hear about the one that didn't make it

Originally Posted by Martin103

Oh OK good I'm assuming that bone was very brittle?

Yup. Hard and dry and brittle. I did send some to a friend for a trip through a vacuum chamber with some light mineral oil in the hopes of making it more workable. Tomorrow I will be picking them up and checking the changes in quality. Fingers crossed.

Originally Posted by RezDog

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There was a small amount of production in the hoarders corner today.
I finish making three sets of bone scales.
The set that I tried to pin sans washers did not make it.
I pinned up a set on a Friodur 17 and another set on my Guillermo Hoppe 14.
I was just wanting to get them back to work and will make other carved scales for them later, or perhaps just an onlay transfer. I will get back to. Carving when I go back to work.

Hey Rez, maybe you know.
Who is son, who is father.

I have a #14, Eugenio Hoppe.

This ones dated early 1920s

The scales can always be used for shorties.

Eugeno was Guillermo's dad as I understand.

Oh not these ones. They are done, one side cracked length ways from the pin in both direction, then I snapped the other side retrieving the wedge, as luck would have it that is the side I glued.
As to the relationship between the Hoppe's I think we have to wait for Martin. All I know is it took me forever to find one and actually win the auction.

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Tom type faster. Apparently he knew the winning answer.