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  1. 05-12-2009, 05:48 PM #1
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    Default 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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  3. 05-12-2009, 06:03 PM #2
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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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    Quote Originally Posted by smokelaw1 View Post
    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?

    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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  5. 05-12-2009, 06:56 PM #4
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    What a beautiful choice of woods, Glen. I can't wait to see this progress! Very cool!

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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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    Default There are finishing up !!!

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

    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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    Default Purpleheart

    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!
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  11. 05-28-2009, 05:05 PM #10
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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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