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    a black horn front scale and a perfectly matched oak back scale. It was absolutely a make shift repair job, and I have not changed that.
    Just about the same here but I could not bring myself to remove the old nail they used as a pin. This is true reflection of the times ....history.
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    More wood (and my feet lol!):
    Stabilized Madrone Burl on the right; Stabilized Bookmatched Birdseye Black Cherry Burl on the left-this one really interests me! Both were flattened and sanded up to 220, and shine like glass.
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    He also sent me home with his entire old vacum tank for stabilizing, pump and accessories in exchange for some forging stuff we don't use. Now if I can get my son and his boss who runs a tree company two doors down to save me some of the beautiful burls they cut down every day, I might be in business.
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    I made a couple of boxes for my Barber Hones. Why? Because I had the wood lying around and had a little time. Why not.

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    Light colored stain and two coats of clear. Poplar wood. Getting practiced up for the exotic wood boxes I want to make for my Jnats.
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    My boxed Hones...

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    I see why that wood is poplar.
    Nice boxes Jerry.
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    Very cool project idea, Jerry!
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    Very nice Jerry.

    How did you hollow the boxes out? I an working on learning to sharpen chisels and then using them to make the boxes for the hones.

    I am very interested in putting end grain wood blocks at the ends of the hone in the box so I could sharpen off the end of the hone.

    I put a good rise at the end of my 220 Norton shaping the bevel on just one chisel and stopping before I got to the end.

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    Tim, i cheated when it comes to the way you do it. Router. I clamp the board to a table and clamp another board for a straight edge to run against. It takes a little effort moving and clamping but im now getting nice cutouts.

    If i was making more than one id make a jig.
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    Unless you are doing an odd shaped Jnat.
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    You got a point. I think I will make a jig for that one. We will see.
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