Thread: Wostenholm blade with Honduras Rosewood scales

The blade on this is a George Wostenholm & Sons 6/8 blade which I polished as it was a bit on the dark side. The scales are Honduras Rosewood with a CA (superglue) finish. The pins and bullseye type collars and wedge are made from brass. It also has been honed to shave.

Looks great! And a classic blade and style!

How did you get your endspacer flush with the scales? And where did you get the brass?

C utz

Hi Chris,
I got the brass at Hobby Lobby in an assorted package of different types and sizes of metal such as copper and alluminum. They also have large sizes of brass in different thicknesses which I think that I am going to get next.

When I made the wedge I made it a bit larger than the scales and in the shape of the end of the scales and then drilled it and super glued it to one scale then drilled the scale that I glued it to using the hole in the wedge and then put the two scales together and drilled the other scale using the holes in the other scale and the wedge as a guide and then sanded it flush using a 1" upright Delta belt sander shown in the link below. I then used a piece of fine sandpaper to remove the sanding marks made by the belt on the Delta.

http://images.lowes.com/product/069554/069554001802.jpg

I was tying to talk to the wife today about how a jigsaw and a beltsander could really enhance our lives and add to the quality of our living....

She wasn't buying it.

(sigh) :SIGH:

OH well, back to the dremel and hand sanding for me

C utz

With some creative imagination and some super skills you could build her some new kitchen cabinets with a skill saw and a belt sander. LOL Or you could buy her something that costs the same and then get these for yourself and make scales for razors and then sell them on eBay to pay for the tools.

LOL!

We'll see.......

First I'd need the money, then I'd need the space!

Someday.

C utz

You did a good job, Bill. I want to see more of the same...

That's goooooood, Bill. I'm with the other Bill too. More please. This is classily done dude.

X

I love the way it turned out. Wtg Bill. Looks like you don't need the jigsaw/belt sander after all

Ilija,
I don't need the jig saw but the Delta 1" upright belt sander is really a cool piece of machinery. I use it all of the time to grind stuff or just touch up. I used it on these scales. I actually have not used the Sears 3" hand held belt sander since I acquired the Delta. I will use it on bigger items that need sanded.