Thread: Marsh Brothers & Co Pond Works restore.

Can't wait to see the blade attached to the scales.

First coat of minwax.

Second coat on, pic with flash shows grain a bit better

Wow loving the look so far

scales look great! The shape is very nice and the way the grain is laid out in them is superb.

not sure if you were just setting the scales up against the can for the photo op or if that's how you let them dry, but one trick I've seen is to make little stands out of heavy duty paper clips (or wire coat hanger) and stick the ends through the pin holes in the scales.

Originally Posted by TwistedOak

scales look great! The shape is very nice and the way the grain is laid out in them is superb.

not sure if you were just setting the scales up against the can for the photo op or if that's how you let them dry, but one trick I've seen is to make little stands out of heavy duty paper clips (or wire coat hanger) and stick the ends through the pin holes in the scales.

Yeah, couldnt find any heavy wire or paper clips to save my life though....all our hangers are plastic nowadays also *sigh*

Always liked the fluted arrowheads, wedge area is inspired by that.

Wedge wasnt wide enough so gotta make a new one, razor wouldnt stay closed :-(
Hopefully I can get it finished tonight after work

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

Wedge wasnt wide enough so gotta make a new one, razor wouldnt stay closed :-(
Hopefully I can get it finished tonight after work

not sure I follow... with a hollow ground razor, the wedge can be almost any width as long as the angle is correct. Wedge width merely changes where the scales come in contact with the sides of the blade and how well centered you have to set it up.

Let me rephrase, wasn't wide enough to set a good angle, making a newer better looking wedge... aluminum with a wood core to match the scales... wedge angle sucked and wasn't thick enough to cut a good angle.

Starting point (don't judge it yet, it'll get narrowed down, just filing shape...will get stained and poly)

Gotta thin out the aluminum or get thinner stock but wooden core is pretty much ready.