Thread: The Butchered Blade

Originally Posted by MikeT

Hey Steve, I'm curious now, what is.. can i help? What do you need? Pm me.
Hope your feet get better, remind me to give you a website for info that could help.
I'll be going to sleep now. Take it easy guys.

Good nite MikeT.

Gnite y'all

MikeT, check out this site. You may have to look for awhile but if I remember right, you can make the silver inlays thin enough & chisel out your design for it to sit in. It would be a challenge:

Inlays on wood Search Results

Also, there are small wood working chisels I found on eBay:

Set of 6 Small Precision Wood Carving Tools Chisels Scrapers Picks | eBay

Set of 9 Small Precision Wood Carving Tools Chisels Picks | eBay

12pc Small Chisel Set Wood Carving Wax Rubber Greenware SFA3 5012CH M | eBay

There's so much more. I'll keep looking......................

You could then make the silver inlays looking flush with the scales!

Mike, you could also make the inlays thinner using a DMT like I did this brass wedge, then polish them to a mirror shine.

Originally Posted by MikeT

I should have specified:
Blade: Klas Tornblom 5/8
Scales: African Blackwood
Wedge: Ivory
Inlay: Sterling Silver
Pins: Nickle Silver

My camera sucks and the lighting is glary.. its hard to explain the wonderful two tone colors that come from that wood from different angles. No finish. Just sanding.

Great work MikeT!

Originally Posted by MikeT

I had this image in my mind as I read your post.. antique stores on every corner instead of liquor stores, and display cases from wall to wall... "in this one big 8/8 choppers" ... "in this one 7 day sets" ... peddlers on the streets, a guy walks up.. he's got a long Victorian trench coat and top hat and he opens it up before you to display an array of the rarest of the rare straight razors!
And everyone on the streets are singing music from Mary Poppins!
LMAO
... okay maybe not the music, just thought I'd throw that in there..

You forgot about Jack the Ripper and fog

I think there is a better alternative to antique shops.

Car boot sales. I don't know if you have those in the States. Fields full of people selling everything and anything.

I have some family in the West midlands who scour the car boot sales buying Jigsaw puzzles ,for some reason.

They will now buy any straights they find ,for me. Probably costing a couple of pounds per blade ...Nice.

We call them flea markets here in the states.

I cleaned out our local flea market earlier this year.

Only three junk blades left in the whole place. [emoji5]

Good luck at the new job today, outback!

Nice work, Gents! MikeT, I have several old ones with silver escutcheons which were pinned onto the scale. If done smoothly at the top, sanding and polishing makes the 2 pins disappear. Just a thought....

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Nice work, Gents! MikeT, I have several old ones with silver escutcheons which were pinned onto the scale. If done smoothly at the top, sanding and polishing makes the 2 pins disappear. Just a thought....

Okay cool, that's reassuring. I was planning on setting the pins in a bit and filing them flush, figure cut down on protrusion. It's good to know that its been done.
I know inlays are cooler, but I figure if I bevel the edges of the silver it will go well with the scales.

Originally Posted by MikeT

Okay cool, that's reassuring. I was planning on setting the pins in a bit and filing them flush, figure cut down on protrusion. It's good to know that its been done.
I know inlays are cooler, but I figure if I bevel the edges of the silver it will go well with the scales.

MikeT, what I said was just a suggestion but I did forget to say if you were to try that, to practice on another piece of wood first. I would't want you to damage one of those beautiful pieces of wood scales. They're so gorgeous............
I could have sworn I saw where someone used small chisels to cut out a perfect design for an escutcheon to set down in.