I am not a master at anything (except quantitative hydro geology...or so my degree says) but I like trying a lot of things.
I really dove in this time. This cost me a few bucks and I hope to not screw it up.
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I am not a master at anything (except quantitative hydro geology...or so my degree says) but I like trying a lot of things.
I really dove in this time. This cost me a few bucks and I hope to not screw it up.
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That is a sexy looking hone. Any ballpark on estimate "grit"? What is it made of?
LOL it's stabilized dyed Oregon Maple Burl. I should have told more and teased less;)
Nice looking block of wood. I hope you don't screw it up either considering they are not exactly cheap. Be sure and show us the end result when finished. Where did you source that from?
Bob
cut it up back it with acrylic or something flexible and durable and you should be fine.
That is really good looking wood Ken, :nj
Alright now that I am looking at it right....:banghead:
Should make a fine set of scales.
That's a nice bit of wood. Where does one buy such a thing?
I hang out with some knife makers and have a few connections;)
I hope to get more than one set out of this block.
Should make seriously eye catching scales. I can't wait to see the finished product!
Same here. I have had this about a week now just looking at it and figuring out how to proceed.
Regardless of the outcome, I'll learn something and that is what I really seek. It is all about the journey.
I know leevalley has some of these blanks. But they're just not quite big enough for scales. To bad or id have a bunch. Ill put the link up for anyone who has other projects they might want them for.
Stabilized Maple Burl Blanks — Natural & Dyed - Lee Valley Tools
That's a good looking piece of wood!
I don't have much experience with wood scales so I'll just stay tuned for the result annd wish you good luck :)
you find alot of these on ebay and they aint that expensive, and they sell some at pen shops and woodcraft.com if you cant find the sellers on ebay just mail me and ill find the names/links for you, dont remember if alphaknifesupply.com and masecraftsupply.com have stuff like it, but have a look. one guy on ebay i see that have alot of diff things in wood: http://stores.ebay.com/Logs-to-Lumber-Exotics
Stabilized Burl woods, notoriously difficult to make razor scales out of, much simpler If you want to make knife scales, If I'm not wrong TI razors had a fair amount of broken rejects during production when working these stabilized burls, If I'm not mistaken I think they stop using some of them. PS still a beautiful piece of wood you have there. If you are interested in stabilized woods I have a link to a seller who I occasionally purchase some items from in the UK.
http://woodandknifesupply.com/index....x&cPath=1_2_21
Jamie
A truly beautiful piece of wood. It reminds me of some of the multicolored acrylic that Mycarver makes. Good luck. Maybe titanium liners?
Thae hard part about getting knife and pen blanks, is that they are typically five inches.... Yould need six inches for scales
Had to look that one up, still don't know what it means.
But,,, if the doctor say I need to see one, then I'll give you a call. :beer2:
Quantitative Hydrogeologists have embarked on a scientific inquiry to determine how much water can be squeezed out of a rock. They are not allowed to soak the rocks in water first because that would falsify the results of the study.
Actually regular hydro geologists soak rocks and determine how much they can squeeze out (by construction imbibition curves).Quote:
Originally Posted by ace
Quantitative hydro geologists use numerical computer modeling and inverse solutions to predict the flow of groundwater and possibly the transport of components dissolved in it. I also studied chemistry and geochemistry and did a thesis on the chemical interaction between the aquifer and the molecules flowing through it.
If that impresses you...just wait til I post up photos of (previously) expensive burl shards:D
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Here's a tip (as I work almost exclusively in stabilized burl blocks like this)Quote:
Originally Posted by unit
1. Use a band saw (or scroll saw) to cut a 3/8" thick slice of the wood off, to minimize waste.
2. Use a table top scroll saw (or jig saw) or coping saw to cut out one scale from your 3/8" piece.
3. Pretend like each face of this one scale is the left and the right scale. Do all your sanding now: make both sides perfect.
4. This one's for all the gold: split this scale in two using a scroll saw or band saw. Use a belt sander to flatten and smooth out the inside faces of the scales.
THATS IT! Now don't put much pressure on when hand sanding between CA coats (or similar) because there's a chance you'll break a scale in two..
It has taken a while, but here is the progress thus far. I actually got two out of that block, but the other one cracked and I am attempting repair (face palm).
Almost done (need to get some good wax and polish them up a bit).
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Wow, now that I see these on the big screen, I realize these photos are horrible! Hopefully, I will be able to convince my wife to loan me the good camera tomorrow (fingers crossed)
Looks good unit!
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by maddafinga
Turns out the repair went quite well also;)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8...27a44ec62c.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8112/8...4a784c898e.jpg
Wow the colors are really vibrant compared to the other photo. Very nice.
As I polish them they keep "popping" with more vibrant colors. I am almost there;)
One notices some nice figuring and sets a piece aside instead of putting it in the woodstove. There were some nice pcs this wk, but I'm too busy/lazy to do all the saw work. Attachment 120745Quote:
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