Thread: engine turning/jeweling

Just courious if anyone as tryed this in a project? I've been thinking about it since I started to consider re-working old ugly razors and though it would make a nice finish for those that arent collectable.

If I ever get out of this tiny Urban damn appartment Im going to go nuts with tools

I think it would look cool on the flats ~~ tang, monkey tail, etc. I'd leave the grind a grind I think. Sort of like the swirlies on the tang of a Wonderedge.

Jeff

Definatly not the grind

I was looking at a 7/8 TI at knife center with a wide flat spine and thinking to my self... "that would look awfully purdy with a jeweled spine.

I might have to drag my dremel toys out of storage this sprin and give this a try....I think it would make a boring spike into an interesting conversation piece

Hey Kelly! Do you have a jpeg that will give an example of what you are talking about?

Hey randy,
If your asking if I have a jpg of a razor that has been jeweled, then no I have yet to see it (however, I'll make a prediction that we'll now start seeing them in some custom circles )

Here is an image of the turning process done on a spyderco however for refrence to those who might not be familiar with the process.


Oops... had to host the img my self... sorry about that

Bill had some green "jewels" instead of the third pin on some of his restored beauties...

Jeweling is a process of grinding a patter into metals, it's actually (technicall) called engine turning but since it's been used (and renamed) by bladesmiths and tinkers it's come to be know'n as "jeweling".

oh, my bad... I would love to see some jeweled spines and tangs...

think of taking a small abrasive disc or pad on a drill press, spinning the flat side on the tang until it makes a small circular sort of crop circle kind of pattern. Then overlap these all over the flats. A '76-'78 Trans-Am had a fake engine-turned finish around the instrument cluster. It looks like that, although on the TA it was just a sticker. Clear as mud? Hey I tried...

Jeff

found it here: http://www.cartersteelguitars.com/rn...ckjeweling.wmv
http://www.angelfire.com/sports/cust...p/pistola.html

thanx, guys...