Anyone interested in Scale blank kits w. pins/washers & wedge?
I had a few inquiries about the scale blanks with concerns about where to get the rest of the parts needed to make the scales.
If there is an interest I will put a few kits together that will have all the needed pieces. You add shaping, contouring and finishing.
These will be $18/kit for all woods except cocobolo which will be $20. Shipping is same $5 for US/Canada for up to 4 sets in a bubble envelope. $8 for Europe.
A kit will contain a set of scale blanks, 4 collars/washers, 3 pins (1 short for wedge side, 2 long), 2 blade bearing washers, 1 plexiglass wedge, 1.25" of 3/32" brass tube that you can cut and use to reinforce the pin holes in your scales.
The wedge blank is going to be a choice of white or smoke gray clear plexiglass, beveled. You will need to contour it to your scales and drill a hole. I will make it oversize so depending on which end of the wedge you use you'll be able to make your final wedge thicker/thinner.
The pins/washers are going to be a set of my hand made brass ones. I will include 3 pins just in case you want to make 3 pin scales or you can use it for practice if only making 2 pin scales.
I resawed cocobolo, yellowheart, purpleheart and kingwood scale blanks and got a better yield than I thought. So I am reducing the cost of the blanks to $10 for cocobolo and $8 for the rest to reflect my lower cost.
Let me know if this fits with your desire to give scale making a try.
If there is no interest then please disregard this offer. :D