Thread: 5mm Steel - Vine

Hi guys,

After looking at everyones custom scales, I decided to give it a go... I've been trying to find a light steel, nickel, or even Copper / Brass Flat bar, unfortunately all I could get at the moment was 5mm thick mild steel. Cutting out the shape using an angle grinder, and grinded it down. I punched some holes into it, hoping to use a cope saw, I wanted to cut out patterns etc. Unfortunately lol, this didn't work steels to thick I got to thinking, and decided on another path, the pics, i'm posting are only a template to show how it'd work out etc. No mirror finish on it or anything as yet, but using files, i've put a Vine pattern into the edging of the scales. 5 1/2 episodes of Boston Legal later finally finished the pattern. The only other thing, I'd be doing to this 'template' is Drill holes down the middle of the scales ranging from large to smaller holes, and then 'counter sinking' the holes a touch. Any how, here's the pics

(BTW, I don't have a vice as yet, and some of them are slightly off centre etc from doing it all by hand, holding and filing etc.. )

Thanks for looking


Shannon