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Anyone know a good place to buy alumilite/burl blanks that are at least 6"? The scales I want to copy are 6.25".
They don't have to be Shokwood, just looking for that type of material. If they can cut down to 1/8" that wobe even better.
These pistols scales are a good example of the look I'm going for. Probably want to go with blue, red, or black.
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Interesting stuff here
https://www.woodcraft.com/categories...gth%5B%5D=6%22
Ive never played with the wood mixed with plastic. They do look a bit different. Cant help you on locating it but i think a couple folks here on SRP have made some.
My suggestion would be to reach out to some of the folks that make it. A lot of this product is made by small companies. They usually don't have anything that long, but you can ask them to watch for it.
Also, a lot of them will take an order and make what you want without jacking up the price. Here are some folks to check with:
AAOCustoms on Etsy. Those 1911 Govt Model grips in your post look like they may be his.
Exotic Knife Handles. https://exoticknifehandles.com/ Heath is backed up on custom orders until the end of the summer, but may have some that have turned out longer.
Ctek, C-TEK Ryan doesn't do shockwood as far as I know, though almost everything he does is made to order.
Thanks for the suggestions so far. There is one site with a few 6" blocks called exoticblanks.com.
I probably will have to get something made by one of the smaller businesses. I already contacted AAOCustoms and they said they couldn't do it.
Why not reach out to the manufacturer? They might be willing to custom cut or make something for you.
http://beyondwoodproducts.com/dnn/Pr...tID/3/ShokWood
I made a set of scales and had issues withe resin separating from the wood
https://i.imgur.com/x8jriOG.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EfIRvmL.jpg
I ended up gluing them back using CA and then did a typical 10-12 CA coat.
The trouble was mid lower scales
Exotic knife handles is good to go, they have good stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete123
You may want to consider lining your scales. There are a few guys here that have had nice success with metal and G-10liners with this type of product. I know MikeB52 did some cool stuff in the vacuum pot and pressure pot experiments thread.
6" is already hard to find. I have no idea where to find it larger than 6.Quote:
Originally Posted by JP5
I bought shokwood from USAKnifemaker and hybrid from brisa.
Had the same problem once or twice. Ever since then I add a CA coating. Luckily it responds well to that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc226
This material can also have little air bubbles. I fill those with CA.
I've tried contacting him. Customer service was non existent. The guy doesn't return emails or contact form requests.Quote:
Originally Posted by DZEC
Since then I stopped using shokwood.
Here are some that are 6 inches:
https://usaknifemaker.com/handle-mat...hokres-tm.html
Thanks for the heads up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
Yeah if they were long enough I would probably order them, even if a lot of the material would get wasted using 1/4 blanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete123
Ordering a specific size has been mentioned, and although I'm considering it, there is a huge downside. There is no way of knowing what the final product would look like unless you were able to pick the burl and color yourself. And if you were able to do that I'm sure they would charge for the extra trouble. It is still a possibility though.
Hey, the link I just posted was to a page that has 6 inch scales. In your original message, you said at least 6", then mentioned wanting to copy a pair that is 6 1/4. If you think you can get away with 6", then they should work.
It may be that the view you saw showed the shorter ones at the top of the pages, but they have quite a few 6" ones.
Looks like your PM option isn't active. Would the alumilite you used work well for scales by itself? Did it get pretty hard after curing or was it pretty soft after being cut down to scale thickness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc226
I fixed the PM options, did not relize it was offQuote:
Originally Posted by JP5
The material at scale thickness if soft and the wood and resin actually seperated, that is why the CA coat was needed
I when I use hybrids like that, I have started to always do a CA coating, even if it shows no signs of separating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc226
By applying at least 1 layer of ca, you really close the bond between the 2 materials to that invisible defects stay that way :D
Plus I've found that CA really deepens the colors of the wood.
