Aluminum, veneer, a nose job & a Good 'Ol Boy from Eskilstuna

[honed]

I got hold of some pretty veneer, very thin stuff.

Played around a bit & epoxied it to some 1.5 mm aluminum.
The epoxy stiffened up both the aluminum & strengthened the veneer, creating some
rather thin & light scales with a very nice, wooden texture to them.
The veneer is protected with a couple of coats of clear acrylic lacquer.
Wedge is more aluminum. Pins Niag & washers stainless steel.

They hold & protect one of the finest shavers ever coming out of Eskilstuna.
The Klas Törnblom faux frameback.
This particular specimen had to have a nose-job, because someone had obviously played a little rough with him.
But the scales were such friendly sports that they tried to accommodate his shape, to make him feel a bit better.

Thanks for looking

 

[dakotaev]

Nice stuff honed. I have a huge pack of different species of veneer which I'm considering making some layered scales in the coming months. I like the wood/aluminum look, very nice!

 

[Gamma]

Sweet - double wedge is double sweet. Nice work.

 

[Kentos]

Nice! For some odd reason it reminds me of my teak AC DX...a mix of organic and inorganic.

I think I need a little bit of Swedish metal in my life....

 

[John C]

Well done! I really like how this turned out. Very clean and subtle, and I love that faux frameback.
Most excellent!

Cheers

 

[professorchaos]

That is almost as purty as your avatar. Almost.

 

[honed]

Nice stuff honed. I have a huge pack of different species of veneer which I'm considering making some layered scales in the coming months. I like the wood/aluminum look, very nice!

Thanks!
Veneers are quite easy to work with, just make sure you have a really sharp knife to cut them with.

Sweet - double wedge is double sweet. Nice work.

Thanks!

Nice! For some odd reason it reminds me of my teak AC DX...a mix of organic and inorganic.

I think I need a little bit of Swedish metal in my life....

Of course you do!
Convincing a big 'ol Swede to move to Honolulu should be a breeze

Well done! I really like how this turned out. Very clean and subtle, and I love that faux frameback.
Most excellent!

Cheers

I'm quite humbled by your praise John.
That is like having Mike Tyson telling you you are good boxer. Thanks!

That is almost as purty as your avatar. Almost.

I'm with you there Prof