My third attempt....

[RobertFontaine]

Rosewood with Teak oil finish and carnauba wax.
machines screw pins.
Basswood spacers
Wapi Blade


Lessons learned..

* Drill the holes prior to sanding and finishing while the 2 scales are still taped together.

* Drill into a piece of wood to avoid chip out.

* Cut and size the spacer prior to finishing.


Rosewood is a beautiful wood but harder than walnut so it will chip out a little if you don't drill into something else.

It also has a a coarse surface texture that needs to be carefully cleaned up.




I get a little closer to a good finish with each try.


- Bob

[crichton]

Looking good Robert! That 3 out of 7, right? You're gonna have to make yourself a nice 7-day box once you're all done!

[spazola]

I like the oil finish, looks great.

I think that it is really cool that you made samples. I am big on making samples.

Most times I will finish the inside of the scales. I then glue in the wedge a little oversize (profile wise not wedgeshape wise), then I do the final shaping of the wedge and scales. Lastly I finish the outside of the scales and pin.

Charlie

[bjorn]

Robert, nice work!

I really like the oil finish you are doing. I'm sure you'll get your scales where you want them in the end.

I like the oil finish, looks great.

Most times I will finish the inside of the scales. I then glue in the wedge a little oversize (profile wise not wedgeshape wise), then I do the final shaping of the wedge and scales. Lastly I finish the outside of the scales and pin.

Charlie

That was a nice trick to glue the scale and wedge together, I'll give that a shot the next time.

[Doc]

way to go Robert!

[zman]

GREAT WORK !!!!!