Thread: 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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Nice work, looks very good!

Did the brass liner not cause a balance issue, especially with the large design of the scales? Cool design, I'm a huge fan of anything but the "banana" style.

Really nice work. Please post more pics

Originally Posted by TwistedOak

Did the brass liner not cause a balance issue, especially with the large design of the scales? Cool design, I'm a huge fan of anything but the "banana" style.

I have stropped the blade on a horsehide strop which has plenty of draw and I found no problem handling the blade through the stropping process; had I used .015 brass plate which is heavier I might have had an issue with balance and weight. HOG

Originally Posted by jdto

Really nice work. Please post more pics

Here you go jdto.

I have glued the spacer and the tang rest as well as the brass rods with CA glue. The only part that will be pinned the usual way is the pivot end of the razor. The tang rest as well as the three pins holding the spacer looks like the rivets in a knife handle. I have sanded and polished everything with 4-0 steel wool; I want to apply several coats of Tung Oil varnish which means that after a coat of Tung Oil is applied it needs to cure for 24 hours; then sand the scales with 4-0 wool and apply another coat. After the photo was taken, I noticed that the rivets in the spacer end of the scales need to be sanded down some more, I will do that with a diamond file that I have; then sand with the steel wool and apply the varnish. HOG

Nice job HOG. I like that you went with a unique design. Looks great!

Jon

Beautiful work, Hogrider. That teakwood is great.