Thread: Wade & Butcher with walnut/pearwood

I think he posted instructions before the crash...

The "scriblings" were etched into the blade originally, no? I have an E.L. & Co. 8/8 that came with similar masonic symbols that were etched into it when it was new.

Very nice work! Excellent spacer idea too.

I gotta say, I've never seen scales quite like this. Blades, yes, but not scales. In that respect, I'd say it's truly original. I think I've figured out how to do it myself, but I won't, if buddel has a problem with it. If he doesn't, I can guarantee a set using similar construction in the future.

I forget exactly how he explained it before (I believe it was him who did a set like this recently). It was something like he glued the two different woods together and cut the shapes out, he was left with matching pieces.

I was thinking you could just cut one scale then cut it to half the shape. Then just trace that piece onto another piece of wood and cut out the remainder. You should be able to get pretty exact like that.

Originally Posted by Bart

...Would you mind revealing to us something of your methods for joining those two woods?

I like the spacer and I like the blade. Admirable work. The "scriblings" one the blade are quite original. Another great idea that's new to me, and opens another world of possiblities. I think that could be developed further, specially as a great way to decorate wedge-style blades.
On the 5th photo, I noticed a shim next to the blade. Is it there to make the fit more snugly? Or just a slight color variation in the wood?

Thanks a lot. Yes, the blade is in original conditions. In this case, I didnt do nothing on it (even the honing not ). There is no liner or shim, thats look only at the photo so.

Before the server crash i posted here my first try in this technic.



How you can see, the wood here are closer together. The myrtle I used was softer, than the swiss peartree. So I could use a jigsawblade with a thickness from 0.16 mm. Now this sawblades always were broken, so I used in the end a blade with a diameter of 0.28 mm. Thats why here the glueline is wider.

Sadly my explanation is also now in the server - nirvana. And this with my weak english

Well, you have to cut 4 planks of wood, 2 dark, 2 lighter. Than glue them together, with a sheet of neewspaper between each plank. Use here simply woodglue. After that cut with an electrical jigsaw your scales. Than cut the woods there, where you plan to glue the two different colored woods togheter. Use here a jigsaw blade as thin, as possible and a very slow cutting speed.
Now you have two pieces of wood, each with 4 layers. Now you can seperate with a razor blade (not straight) or an thin, sharp knife the two dark wood blanks from the 2 light. The only thing you must do now is to glue the darker wood on the lighter. Use a strong epoxy with a long harden time (12 hours).

Man, those scales are so nice. Absolutely beautiful to look at. I hope you don't mind, but I might try and use your two wood idea when I re-scale my Fili...

Great work, thanks for sharing.

-Pary

Dang, I just thought about doing this exact thing a few days ago. I guess we're tuned in to the same station. I'm waiting on some blades and blanks to actually try it, but I'll be sure to call them "Buddel" style scales!

I woke up this morning after a couple of days of not getting it and finally understood your instructions. I've seen this done with straight edges and cutting boards but as done this is just really neat.

A bit advance for me but I'm certainly going to give it a shot on my 10th set of scales. My first set has a striking similarity to a pair of popsicle sticks.

- Bob

Originally Posted by floppyshoes

Dang, I just thought about doing this exact thing a few days ago. I guess we're tuned in to the same station. ...

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Originally Posted by Buddel

Well, you have to cut 4 planks of wood, 2 dark, 2 lighter. Than glue them together, with a sheet of neewspaper between each plank. Use here simply woodglue. After that cut with an electrical jigsaw your scales. Than cut the woods there, where you plan to glue the two different colored woods togheter. Use here a jigsaw blade as thin, as possible and a very slow cutting speed.
Now you have two pieces of wood, each with 4 layers. Now you can seperate with a razor blade (not straight) or an thin, sharp knife the two dark wood blanks from the 2 light. The only thing you must do now is to glue the darker wood on the lighter. Use a strong epoxy with a long harden time (12 hours).

Those scales you made earlier are as beautiful as the last ones. Thanks for the explanation. Like many great ideas it's as simple as it's brilliant. We normal mortals always tend to wonder: "now why didn't I come up with that myself", but of course we never do.

So, the scriblings were an original feature? First time I saw something like that. They match beautifully with the shape of the glue line in that W&B's scales.

Keep posting,
Bart.