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01-27-2008, 03:03 AM #1Senior Member
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this was the set that you had with you at the meet up? i really like the black edgework.
once again, great job spazola!!
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01-27-2008, 03:48 AM #2Plays with Fire
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NICE!
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01-27-2008, 03:52 AM #3Senior Member
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WoW!
Great job - I really like the way those scales look - both the type of wood and the shape!
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01-27-2008, 04:03 AM #4Razor Surgeon
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The only thing to say is WOW !
Great Job !!!
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01-27-2008, 04:08 AM #5Senior Member
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Nice work! I've encountered that same problem with the tang wanting to pop out of the scales. I like the painted edges.
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01-27-2008, 04:27 PM #6Senior Member
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Yes it is the same one, I have gone through several itterations of pinning since then. I had been trying to get the blade to stay closed and the washers to look better.
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01-27-2008, 10:05 PM #7Senior Member
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Very nice scales! very clean, especially the collars.
If I may ask... What exactly was the process you used to finish the scales? and, how did you, and, what type of paints did you use for the edges?
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01-27-2008, 11:05 PM #8Senior Member
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o, I love the black edge! Awesome work...
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01-27-2008, 11:45 PM #9Senior Member
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I am a furniture restorer by trade. I finished the scales with a catalyzed lacquer because that is what I happened to have in my spray gun at the time. This is the finishing schedule that I used. Originally Posted by ToxIk
· sanded to 220
· clear coat, clear lacquer, sand 320
· black lacquer, I used an aerosol, masked with tape
· several more layers of clear lacquer sanded with 320 between coats
· sanded 600, then 4X steel wool and wax.
The catalyzed lacquer looks ok but does not have the clarity of CA or shellac. It is not as gray/cloudy as a polyurethane though.
The same process could be replicated with aerosols or CA. I have not tried it but I think that you could use a coat of Krylon between the coats of CA with no adverse affects. I would use Krylon brand because of the type of resins that is made of.
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01-28-2008, 05:29 PM #10Libertarian Freak
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WoW -
Charlie, excellent job!
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