Those are some good little baits, still have a few Attachment 210577
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Those are some good little baits, still have a few Attachment 210577
Back to the scales.
I've put a coat of thin on,
and will bevel the edges tonight and finish with the thick CA.
Then to make the wedge.
I've decided on white plastic (Acrylic) , wich will take some time, cause its quite thick. Think i need to find me a belt/disc sander.
But for now, it will be done by hand.
Any tips for faster results, would be appreciated.
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outback:
Back to the scales.
I've put a coat of thin on,
and will bevel the edges tonight and finish with the thick CA.
Then to make the wedge.
I've decided on white plastic (Acrylic) , wich will take some time, cause its quite thick. Think i need to find me a belt/disc sander.
But for now, it will be done by hand.
Any tips for faster results, would be appreciated.
Mike, too bad you don't have a belt sander yet. That would help out a lot. There was a link awhile back I will have to find but I might have emailed it to myself for future reference. I'll look & let you know. I think it was UKRob that did it.
Without a belt sander or grinder, it will be a slow process. Even an angle grinder would help Mike.
I use the famous paint stir stick once more and a spot of contact cement to hold my wedge stock to the stick. Set the angle on the stick and grind/sand away. Hand sanding with a bit o varsol cleans up the finished wedge. I always get the taper down before the final wedge shapes myself.
Scales are looking nice so far.
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Originally Posted by MikeB52
Great idea Mike!
Looking great, outback! I have beveled scales using a bench grinder as well as a Dremel drum sander to do most of the work followed by hand-sanding to smooth things out. So is that purpleheart?
Yes sir. It most definitely is.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Beveling the scales aren't the problem, its putting the taper in the wedge. But i found some thinner white plastic, that won't require as much sanding.
The other piece i had was 1/4" thick.
That was my plan, cut the piece bQuote:
Originally Posted by MikeB52
Bigger than scales, make the taper,
Micro screw together and remove excess material to match the scales [emoji6]
That's what I have in mind for the Clark & Hall. I have an old straight with beveled edges & it looks good that way with those old scales!Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
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I did a little work to the blade yesterday but I'm going to take my time plus read more on it. First time using greaseless compounds.
I see! I have done OK with CAing the wedge material to one scale and using a disc sander to thin or get the taper.Quote:
Originally Posted by outback
Mostly, I search through my box'o wedges first! :D
