Thread: Work in Progress

I could not do anything yesterday since we got drenched in central VA. I did get to work on it a little today though. So I did some of the aggressive work with a Dremel and I think I will be hand sanding from here on out. I decided to go with the original shape of the scales. I do need to decide on making a new toe spacer or keeping the old one. I might need to make one if the shape does not match up right. I guess?

You can always match the scales to the old wedge & this is where the small nuts & bolts from microfasteners.com would help.
Another way to keep the scales together during shaping is to use double sided tape.

For the most part, I am done with it. I need to do some final shaping at the toe but it is done.

Looking good.

i learned from watching charly lewis videos on youtube to put tiny dots of wood glue on both pieces of wood and put any piece of paper between them. clamp and dry. it worked great.

Good for you! That's a good looking razor. Congratulations on a successful first effort!

Did you use washers on the outside of the scales? The wood looks a bit like it has slightly split.
Without washers, the rod expands a bit in the scales and if the fit is tight, it can cause cracks.

The splits were caused by the drilling. I guess I should have drilled the holes first then finished the scales. Or get better equipment or better drilling skills. Or all of the above I did use washers but only on the inside on the heel side...where the tang is. I used jewelry crimps for fasteners. The rod needed to be filed a bit for the crimps to fit but they worked in the end.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Did you use washers on the outside of the scales? The wood looks a bit like it has slightly split.
Without washers, the rod expands a bit in the scales and if the fit is tight, it can cause cracks.