Thread: What are you working on?

Dammitt, Jerry! That bevel looks awesome!

So do those scales!

If it meets your approval Tom, then im happy. It didnt hurt that the grind/shape of the blade was accurate. My honing is starting to really come around. Now its time to get my hands on some wonky cheep POS and have it knock me to the ground when i try to hone it. Ha.

And thanks on the scales. Maybe in two or three weeks i will get these finished.

Jerry those new scales look great. You certainly are productive when you get in your shop. The edges on your flat scales are sharp and even. Looks like it was done with a wood shaper!

I don't know about regular lacewood, but I tried cutting blanks from lacewood burl a few years ago and it was crazy fragile. My attempt at stabilizing with wood hardener was a bust.

Originally Posted by Gasman

If it meets your approval Tom, then im happy. It didnt hurt that the grind/shape of the blade was accurate. My honing is starting to really come around. Now its time to get my hands on some wonky cheep POS and have it knock me to the ground when i try to hone it. Ha.

And thanks on the scales. Maybe in two or three weeks i will get these finished.

The first thing that I thought of is have you tried Gold Dollars?

Originally Posted by 32t

The first thing that I thought of is have you tried Gold Dollars?

Nooooo, Tim! We don't roll that way!

Sorry Tom, But yes Tim, I have. Don't tell anyone! Oops, did I say that out loud?

Thanks, Joshua for the comment. all the shape and edge is from the bench belt sander, and a H.F. model sander too. Not one of those big fancy tools. Its not too hard, you just got to watch what your doing and take your time. I find I can make one set of scales with a wedge and it takes me almost 2 hours. But if I do 4 sets with wedges I can get it done in just over 3 hours. So I hate to do just one set.

I still need to find a better drill bit for my drill press as I keep finding my pinholes off a little. I think the bit is flexing.

BTW, I just got done squaring things up a touch more and working the wedges into shape. I find the trick with wedges in making them match up to the scales, is to shape the wedge to the scale, then shape the scale to the wedge. In the end you get a perfect transition from scale to wedge to scale.

Model sander?

When you say "off" do you mean the hole is not straight or not where you want??

Off topic, but what size do you use? Seems like I remember someone here saying you should use a different size bit for 1/16" pins???? I can't remember the reasoning behind it though.

That would be 5/64. Gives some breathing and manipulating room.

As you peen the pin bulges a little and if you hole is slightly larger than your pin then you will be less likely to crack a scale from pin bulge.

This is especially true as you peen collarless.
The idea is to not allow the pin to seize on anything and mushroom on the top without stressing the scale material and get things as tight as you want them.
Even some movement for alignment is possible, as tapping in a particular direction.
Collars or not?