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05-12-2009, 05:48 PM #1At this point in time...
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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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05-12-2009, 06:03 PM #2Senior Member
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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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05-12-2009, 06:09 PM #3At this point in time...
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Originally Posted by smokelaw1
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....
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05-12-2009, 06:56 PM #4Senior Member
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What a beautiful choice of woods, Glen. I can't wait to see this progress! Very cool!
Chris L"Blues fallin' down like hail." Robert Johnson
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05-12-2009, 08:14 PM #5Large Member
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Black & white Ebony makes an awesome scale! They all do, but i love the ebony. Looking forward to seeing these Glen!
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Looking forward to following this project!
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05-12-2009, 10:06 PM #7Senior Member
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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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05-12-2009, 10:06 PM #8Senior Member
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as gooda way to get a 7 day set as any I suppose.
Are the spines being engraved?
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05-12-2009, 10:07 PM #9illegitimum non carborundum
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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! Originally Posted by Seraphim
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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? Originally Posted by gregs656
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