Thread: need help on this matters

I will be posting some pictures of how to do it without power tools well at least the thinking out part. Well at least in theory.

Originally Posted by rocarule

The theory still the same, but takes a bit more time. Do you have a
A coping saw
A large enough flat enough surface to work on (where a whole sheet of sand paper can fit) for the curved part get one of those sanding blocks that are a solid piece of rubber.

I do have the knowledge how to thin scale material without power tools (check my gallery for how they turn out), but I was hoping you would share some tips for the OP on how to if you would not mind.

I will just give me a minute

Ok so let's pretend that you shaped your scales according to this video
http://youtu.be/YQm7YToDSpc
But you have some horn or you bought some oak from Lowe's like this one
http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?...llow&cId=PDIO1

I just re-scaled this is real Ivory (MY Blade) Ivory is heavy so I make them no more than .080 in thick,are almost translucent.

The easiest way to do it requires a sanding block and some 100 grit paper and double sided tape.
Use the doble sided tape to hold the scale on a flat surface

Put some sand paper on your sanding block and get to work; back and forth, back and forth.

Here is an extra tip to smooth out the concave curve on the scales. Flip the sand paper so you get a curved sanding surface and smooth out your curves. This actually works better here than in a power sander

In some materials you get an extra the thinner the scale like in pixelfixed example of ivory, and the something could be done with bone

rocarule, thanks for the tips, I hope they will help the OP with their project.