Thread: Help on making custom scales

Originally Posted by ladavis89

Thank you so much for the info! I haven't read through it yet, I will get to after work today, but what do you think is the hardest part to learn? I feel like the pinning would be the most difficult thing to get right. Im not that concerned with shaping the wood, I feel lilke I won't have any trouble there. Can't wait to start my first one!

OK one more hint hehehe learning pinning is easy and delicious get a couple of Popsicle sticks and practice on them before you try scales if you don't crack them the scales should be safe..

5/64 inch holes NOT 1/16 it allows for percussion swelling
How hard to hit the pins: Put your finger on the anvil (hard surface) tap your finger with the ballpeen hammer right there at the cuticle, that really senitive spot if it hurts your hitting too hard for the pins, No really I am being serious...

Check out this video for making scales by hand, I follow it to the letter and have been getting better results than when I attacked it on my own. Spazola also has a video on using power tools you can search for if you have those handy...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...and-tools.html