Thread: First scales: me so stupid

Originally Posted by icedog

Ha! You call that stupity? You call those mistakes? I have screwed up a thousand times worse and felt moderately successful simply for what I had learned. You should now make a series of mental notes in the next re-handling of a razor. Plan out your steps (even write down an outline), lay out all the tools and materials you will need and armed with these invaluable lessons you've told us all about, do it again. I bet you a Euro that the next job will make you smile with sinful pride.

Brad

The smartest thing thats been said yet!

I tried making my first scales with the saw on my SAK, about 1/6th the rough first cut, I ran to harbor freight, and bought a coping saw for less than $5. Not as fancy as a band/scroll saw, but it works.
Go grab one, you will not regret it.
And honestly, not too bad for a first attempt. My second ones turned out worse(first were not too bad)

There are no shortcuts!

Don't feel bad. My first attempt at scales was sanding down and reshaping the biggest, ugliest, clunkiest wooden scales I've ever seen, refinishing, and re-pinning.

Messed the pivot pin up, and completely split the scales trying to remove that pin to re-do it.

Originally Posted by Raudrive

The only people I know who don't make mistakes are doing nothing.

Quoted for extreme truthiness.

not bad indeed.
Keep going !

Hey, at least it's a solid first try! Great start, would be sad if you'd quit now. Just try again, like icedog said: Next will be better

With practice you will achieve perfection!