Thread: The Butchered Blade

Originally Posted by sharptonn

So what's with MikeT? His inbox is full and has not posted for a long while?

Have a feeling there might be a new member in the family.

Or.....

Think Mike was in the middle of a move, but not sure. Got a PM from him a week back so hopefully all is well.
And I too find your critique's valuable Tom. The last project I have done is my best to date, but that's only to date. Just like the first one of anything I do tends to be the worst one I do, but it's a start. Don't tell my first born that analogy though please..

Originally Posted by WW243

Yo Steve, in a general way I apply this process to all kinds of stuff. When things blow up in my face (and they have, a lot) I say, 'I'm glad that happened, I didn't like the direction that was going anyway.'

Bill, in a way, I'm glad it did happen. At least I didn't have that much time in them & that particular piece had a slight warp to it & I had to make the pieces flat again on a DMT which is why it was very hard to see where they were joined together with the carpet tape. I think it was a blessing in disguise so the new set will be much better.

Tom, as for MikeT, if I remember right, I think he was moving. That may be why his inbox is full. I might be wrong though.

EDIT: I just noticed B52's post after I just posted this so I added this edit.

Originally Posted by outback

I will say this Tom , I still like doing off the wall scales [emoji38]

Let's see your most brutally off the wall scales, Outback!

I am just warming up!

I like the way you motor on Steve....while Tom is stepping in and out of dog poo, you just steam ahead with your task at hand. Kudos!

Originally Posted by engine46

Well, after thinking about it, I still had a piece of cocobolo left from that pair of slabs so I'm going to split that piece & start over again. I had made them exactly flat so I couldn't see how much I was taking from the sides until I noticed one side had gotten too thin. This time I will do the same but will mark them so I can see how far i'm going with them. I had apparently taken too much from one side with my belt sander & I haven't worked with wood enough to make a decent set of scales yet, at least wood. I have always worked with horn or bone. At least now I know that the wood is softer on my belt sander.
Hope it works to this time. I wanted them just a tad wider anyway!

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

I like the way you motor on Steve....while Tom is stepping in and out of dog poo, you just steam ahead with your task at hand. Kudos!

Hey! What have I got to lose? Show me anything. Hell, SOMETHING'S wrong with most of my razors! God knows I don't make scales, either
I am also my own worst critic. Somebody has to do it!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Hey! What have I got to lose? Show me anything. Hell, SOMETHING'S wrong with most of my razors! God knows I don't make scales, either
I am also my own worst critic. Somebody has to do it!

Tom, you have some beautiful razors, I do know that much! I envy you for that.

Thank you Harold, I greatly appreciate the compliment.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Hey! What have I got to lose? Show me anything. Hell, SOMETHING'S wrong with most of my razors! God knows I don't make scales, either
I am also my own worst critic. Somebody has to do it!

You know I love you Tom....I was just sitting here, angelically listening to Christmas carols and rubbing my BBS face, having shaved earlier with a razor you fixed for me, and I read your comment, then apology, and thought hat I needed to tweak you some. Steve, in his dedication to the thread gave me the opening....I had to make a wise crack.

Originally Posted by engine46

Tom, you have some beautiful razors, I do know that much! I envy you for that.

Thank you Harold, I greatly appreciate the compliment.

Definitely did not mean to take away from Harold's complement, Steve! (snif!)

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

You know I love you Tom....I was just sitting here, angelically listening to Christmas carols and rubbing my BBS face, having shaved earlier with a razor you fixed for me, and I read your comment, then apology, and thought hat I needed to tweak you some. Steve, in his dedication to the thread gave me the opening....I had to make a wise crack.

Good you know how to get a good shave, My Friend!
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