Thread: Scale joinery experiment

Can you tell that Charlie and I are both looking at this in a custom kind of way, and not only as a repair option

Haha yeah, I was actually thinking of that when i did it. It should be great for joining dissimilar materials. Maybe I'll play around with it some more.

Okay - i'll try not to be too vague,,..... i cannot remember his name right at the moment, but there is a custom knifemaker in the States who makes mostly Kitchen knives and became famous a couple of years ago for his contrasting wooden hilts. He uses two different woods and joins them, usually with a S Curve type joint, not a dovetail, and they look lovely. i'll try and remember to look up his name when i get home. i want to say Michael Rader, but i may be wrong. {so apologies to both him and the correct person if i misremebered}.
Regards,
Adam

Looks decent, and most of all, looks authentic. I like it, so I'm envious and angry.

Thats clever, looks kind of neat. Bet you see some custom scales done like that in the near future.

Jeff

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

Haha yeah, I was actually thinking of that when i did it. It should be great for joining dissimilar materials. Maybe I'll play around with it some more.

I agree, bone or similar applied at both ends of the scales would look pretty classy if done nicely. Hang on you have got me going! what about using a jig saw pattern? A curved interlock would be less angular, in fact why not expand the method to make scales from scratch?
Mother of pearl and Abalone can be difficult to find in large pieces, joining smaller sections with a dovetail or jig saw interlock with a thin liner on the back might just look SEXY!

I need to do a re-scale, you've given me some ideas. look nice with high contrast color woods. Like danish walnut and birch.