Thread: OK, they say there are no dumb questions....

This may be the first.

I am curious to what degree you finish the inner faces of scales when you are doing a rescaling. Do you make them as shiny and polished as the outside faces, or just simply seal them, since they won't be seen much.

Also, has anyone used a softer material on the inner face as a protective covering. Maybe plastic, metal, felt pad, etc... If so, comments?

thanks - John

John,
I normally don't sand them to the extent that I do the outer surfaces. If using cocobolo or similar hard and oily wood, I just put some Renaissance wax on the insides. For other woods, a few coats of wipe-on-poly or danish oil. If the scales are made from something on the unstable side, many folks line them with sheet brass that is epoxied.

It's great that you're jumping in and doing this yourself! Have fun and be certain to make sure your pin holes are drilled perfect. The pin holes messed me up on the first few sets. I'd forget and glue the wedge on and then try to drill the holes,...

-Steve

Thanks Steve. I may pick up some brass for that very reason. take care - John

I generally finish the insides to the same degree as the outside. Not always, but most of the time.

Yeah, Joe...







.....but we're mere mortals!

-whatever

-Lou

I use a thin brass liner on the inside of the scales, and then another plastic liner on that (so the brass is sandwich between the wood and plastic). The inside I do not sand to the extent of the outside, but do a quick once over with the grit sand paper that I had just used on the outside....(did that last part make sense? )

C utz

The sanding part makes sense. Te other part didn't. Now, why do you cover the brass with plastic? thx

Originally Posted by Namdnas

The sanding part makes sense. Te other part didn't. Now, why do you cover the brass with plastic? thx

I don't know...I just don't like the thought of brass sitting against the metal of the blade. Also, the brass that I use is VERY thin (0.005) so if I use different pieces, it would not be a strong enough foundation. The plastic adds to that.

C utz

How thick is the plastic?

Thanks-

-Lou

Originally Posted by Joe Chandler

I generally finish the insides to the same degree as the outside. Not always, but most of the time.

The sign of a true craftsman...me, I don't take near the care with the inside of the scales...

Cheers,
Ed