Making a 7 day set of Double Arrows !!!!

Thought you guys might wanna come along on this one, I am making a 7 day set of Double Arrows for one of our members here...

They will be all the same except each one will have a different type of exotic wood for the scales....

From front to back they are:

Black & White Ebony
Ziricote'
Purpleheart
Leopardwood
Wenge'
Kingwood
Amboyna Burl

This is the very beginnings of the process, I just sanded them out to roughly the same shape and size...
The biggest pain when doing 7 days sets is the part of trying to get them all the same... Even when it comes to just the honing you have to try and get each one exactly the same...

I will keep adding pics as they get closer and closer....

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Cool! What a fun way to make a 7 day set! Those scales look like they'll be great looking! I look forward to watching the project come along.
What will the box be like?

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Originally Posted by smokelaw1

Cool! What a fun way to make a 7 day set! Those scales look like they'll be great looking! I look forward to watching the project come along.
What will the box be like?

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Actually the Box for the set will be made by Tim / Oldblades as soon as I give him the measurements of the razors he will start on it....

What a beautiful choice of woods, Glen. I can't wait to see this progress! Very cool!

Chris L

Black & white Ebony makes an awesome scale! They all do, but i love the ebony. Looking forward to seeing these Glen!

Looking forward to following this project!

where do you get your woods?
ive tried all the local hobby stores and hardware stores, nothing exotic at all.

the only places i can find online wanted bulk orders

as gooda way to get a 7 day set as any I suppose.

Are the spines being engraved?

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Looking forward to following this project!

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After Glen is done with them, the owner should send them to you to tweak the spines. You're getting pretty good at that lipstick/pig stuff!

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Are the spines being engraved?

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I was wondering the same thing. Very curious how that goes. Maybe grind/file a flat spot on each spine and engrave it?

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Originally Posted by The0ctopus

where do you get your woods?
ive tried all the local hobby stores and hardware stores, nothing exotic at all.

the only places i can find online wanted bulk orders

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Try
Buy Cocobolo, -C-, Exotic & Domestic Woods - Woodcraft.com
item #50X87 1/8" x 3" x24" Cocobolo

Just check the other woods and look for the correct thickness.

Also...

Gaboon Ebony Lumber - Rockler Woodworking Tools
Purpleheart Thin Lumber - Rockler Woodworking Tools

There are other suppliers, perhaps someone will post the links?

Hope this helps,:)

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I was wondering the same thing. Very curious how that goes. Maybe grind/file a flat spot on each spine and engrave it?

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I'm not a fan of doing it like that, I prefer it engraved onto the spine as it is. Ground flat spots spoil the look for me.

Would be cool though.

Very cool Glen this should be interesting to say the least.

7 day set of DAs?! Brilliant!!

Maybe since the use of different woods is the key, you could brand the days into the scales. That would be a little different and could look pretty good too, IMO.

This is who I use for wood supply

www.bellforestproducts.com

they don't do a ton of 1/8 stuff but they have some for you guys that do not rip your own...

I love all the ideas about engraving and such but, I can only do what the client wants :D

My local jeweler said he could engrave the spine of a straight razor. I guess if he can engrave the inside of a lady's ring, he can engrave the spine of a razor.

These are getting closer now this first pic is right after sanding them all to the same size and shape.. You can see I haven't sanded in an edge bevel yet but they are all the same thicknesses now...


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This is the first one (Amboyna Burl) to be fitted I am using African Blackwood for the wedges, Note the adjustable pins are still on at this point so I can check the fit and function... I will change those to peened brass pins when I put them together after they are finished...

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This is my number 2 razor of course Maier the owner of this set can put them in which ever order he choses :D

I had to number each razor and each set of scales and each wedge keep them all in order...Although they were made to be as close to identical as possible, they are still a natural handmade product and there will always be tiny variations....
Note the heel, the rough shoulders (compare to the razor above) that are a trademark of the DA's have been ground back, and the heel has been slightly reshaped so that the razors sit evenly on a hone ....

This is Leopardwood...


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This one is the Purpleheart, I really liked this piece of wood too it had some distinct graining. so I put that mark on the wedge end of the show side....

You can see the heel work a little better in this pic too...



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Very nice I am looking forward to seeing the whole set finished. I like the idea of a DA - 7 day set!

I love those scales...

I cant wait to see the finished Black & White Ebony, Ziricote, and Wenge because in the future I would love for you to replace the scales on my razors with one of those three woods...i love the dark wood with dark grain

Looking great.

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I love those scales...

I cant wait to see the finished Black & White Ebony, Ziricote, and Wenge because in the future I would love for you to replace the scales on my razors with one of those three woods...i love the dark wood with dark grain

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OK ;)

I probably should have changed the background in the lightbox for these three... Oh well I restore razors I ain't a photographer :rant:



Black & White Ebony
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Wenge
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Ziricote
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Looking good!:tu

The Kingwood and the Amboyna burl are the last two off the bench....


Kingwood


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Amboyna Burl


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Here is the finished set of Double Arrow razors....

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Terrific work as always Glen - I'm sure the owner will be very happy!!!

NIce!, very nice indeed!:rock:

WAW!!!.... Just waw. Beautiful scales, the owner will be proud.

I think i really need to have you make some wenge scales for me now...damn they look nice...have to save up my allowance from the wife...hahaha

Very nice! I really do like the completed set! You said the box was being custom made? That will look great!