A new jacket for my Dorko 8/8
Some time ago I decided to put a new jacket on my Dorko 8/8 silver steel. This is a sweet shaver that should be in my rotation until is passed on to my beneficiaries; anywho, as you can see the scales are way too small for the blade.
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I learned a whole lot when I made the first set of scales for the W&B, one of the things I learned was not to use the metal blade to take measurements and fittings, so I made one out of wood true to scale for this job.
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There is something about Teak wood that I like a lot, it is a hardwood used in patio furniture and on boat decks, it is very resistant to rot and easy to care for. I did a draw free hand of the scales and cut a template, I departed from the cookie cutter banana blade design and created something that I had been thinking about for a long time. I pasted the template onto the Teak wood blanks and took it to the belt sander…I know is not pretty; it is work in process guys.
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Well, here it is after a few trips to the belt sander, it needs more work but little by little is getting there…see how handy is that dummy blade, no danger of getting cut or damaging the blade.
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I decided to make liners for the wood scales in order to avoid any warping down the road; so I lined them with .010” brass sheet; I know I could have lined them with .015” brass, but I thought it would make the scales way too heavy. The spacer and Tang-rest are made of African Padouk wood. I know, I have to buff the scratches out with 0000 steel wool ….no problem.
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Here is a mock up of the entire project with the “real” blade. Next week, I will be putting everything together, buffing, cleaning and putting more Tung oil on the Teak…I will post final photos then. HOG
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