Thread: My first inlay transfer!

Turned out a treat! BTW, those are bolsters, not inlays. Different animals, FME.
Like the blue!

A very nice fitting of the onlays! you took the time to match the scales to the metal bits before adhering them.
An addition for future works:
If you polish plexiglas/acrylic be careful not to heat the surface by a lot of pressure on the buff. What happens, over time, is that the surface is at a different tension than the inside, cold be some plasticizer was lost through heat.. That may cause premature breakage or cracking. A quick cooling can destroy a set of scales with that problem...like a wipe down with alcohol. Yup, it has happened to me.
Again, nice work!
~Richard

They look nice!
I always find the sharp edges give me troubles.

Originally Posted by puketui41

Nice work Fonz. That blue acrylic really pops.

Thanks brother!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Turned out a treat! BTW, those are bolsters, not inlays. Different animals, FME.
Like the blue!

That's funny I used to call them bolsters and someone else corrected me and told me they were inlays hahaha... Looks like I'm going back to calling them bolsters ���� thanks!

Originally Posted by Geezer

A very nice fitting of the onlays! you took the time to match the scales to the metal bits before adhering them.
An addition for future works:
If you polish plexiglas/acrylic be careful not to heat the surface by a lot of pressure on the buff. What happens, over time, is that the surface is at a different tension than the inside, cold be some plasticizer was lost through heat.. That may cause premature breakage or cracking. A quick cooling can destroy a set of scales with that problem...like a wipe down with alcohol. Yup, it has happened to me.
Again, nice work!
~Richard

Thanks Richard, you haven't steered me wrong yet with the advice you have given me and I always appreciate it!

Originally Posted by Chevhead

They look nice!
I always find the sharp edges give me troubles.

This project was giving me trouble for sure! Now it's time to give this a shot on the ducks I have... Pressure is on!

hmm I want to find some scales with inlay now

Originally Posted by AlanQ

hmm I want to find some scales with inlay now

😂😂😂 that's actually exactly how I was hooked! Seen a picture, was impressed and bought this razor on that bay and got to work

Originally Posted by Dafonz6987

I didn't make them, I transferred them from the scales in the first picture.... I hope that's what u meant by ur question or I'm going to feel dumb lol

No, you are right. I thought - for some reason - that you had made them. Re-reading your original post it is clear you were "transfering" them. Great work, and I do like the blue scales.

Beautiful work, and excellent write-up. You have the vision that an artist needs, demonstrated by your ability to see the blue translucent working ahead of time. Picasso, indeed!

Originally Posted by Dafonz6987

Thanks brother!
That's funny I used to call them bolsters and someone else corrected me and told me they were inlays hahaha... Looks like I'm going back to calling them bolsters ���� thanks!
This project was giving me trouble for sure! Now it's time to give this a shot on the ducks I have... Pressure is on!

Got your "Ducks in a row?"
"Bolsters" is correct. The word comes from old English/Dutch and has many meanings including knife and spreading pressure:
Wiktionary "bolster"
The folding knife bolster is used to protect the ends of the handle and often hides the pins/rivets of construction, and fixed blade knives have a bolster between handle and blade.The parts are often used to protect the handle materials from riveting/ pinning and serve to spread the pressure over a larger area. An inlay is something on the length of the scales like a "Satinedge" or similar names.
~Richard

Originally Posted by Geezer

Got your "Ducks in a row?"
"Bolsters" is correct. The word comes from old English/Dutch and has many meanings including knife and spreading pressure:
Wiktionary "bolster"
The folding knife bolster is used to protect the ends of the handle and often hides the pins/rivets of construction, and fixed blade knives have a bolster between handle and blade.The parts are often used to protect the handle materials from riveting/ pinning and serve to spread the pressure over a larger area. An inlay is something on the length of the scales like a "Satinedge" or similar names.
~Richard

Nice pun!

That makes perfect sense...