Thread: My first attempt at making scales

well i recieved a scales kit from vlad and have been terrified to do anything with them. However during a visit to my mothers in which i spoke with her neighbour, he seemed quite interested and i showed him a razor that i recently recieved from joe ( my blade with Joe scales) and explained my interest in making new scales for another blade.

Cut a long story short, he took me to his workshop in his garage and he had everything I needed to make a cracking job a bandsaw, fret saw, vertical drill and an awesome bench sander...i was tickled pink....

I went back there a few hours later and cut my first set so I have enclosed a picture of the first stage...i apologise for the poor quality picture as It was taken on my mobile phone so bear with me, next stage is to drill the holes and shape them...i cant wait but it did take me a few hours but i hope it wont take so long to do the next set....

regards,simon

ps..these are the tools I was lucky enough to be able to use so I think i was quite fortunate..wouldnt you say...

Nice looking wood,what type is it? ,should look great when finished
Kind regards Peter

i think its bloodwood, is that right? I got it from vlad when he did the kits so i think its pretty hot....

Originally Posted by coully

i think its blood wood, is that right? I got it from vlad when he did the kits so i think its pretty hot....

its good that you have access to some tools,it will make the job a bit easier,take your time and I`m sure they will turn out great.
Best of luck
Kind regards Peter

You also may want to try to convert your mom's neighbor to go straight.

Good job, Simon - I'm looking forward to seeing the progress on this one.

They look pretty good. I am going to get going on trying my first set soon. Keep us informed.

I still have mine in the closet as well....with my wedding a few months ago I've yet to gather all the tool (from my dad) and start working on it.....I'm scared to mess it up though.

If you mess it up, just try again. You learn from your mistakes. The only problem is that once you get started, your wife will probably contact a divorce lawyer b/c of the neglect lol.

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

I still have mine in the closet as well....with my wedding a few months ago I've yet to gather all the tool (from my dad) and start working on it.....I'm scared to mess it up though.

well thats just how i felt so i got all the info i could and went for it, i didnt do any dummy runs as I didnt have the free time, and they came out nice I thought, i did it for me and i got an amazing sense of accomplishment from it plus I enjoyed the challenge and I hope that any newbie reading this understands that with some tools and a little patience we can achieve something that will give us pleasure to use and to look at, plus its nice to share.

Thanks to all the guys for the encouragement and kind words, they help so much in so many ways.

cheers from norway,simon