Ahhh...about to start some sanding on a blade while watching some Olympics. Should be a nice evening.
Olympics and a blade...
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i feel something special like an Olympic themed straight coming on!!!! or is my imagination???? tom
Alright you cant say this and not post a pic Krodor.
Tonight I will be doing the same thing!!! My new favorite evening activity. Does that make me weird?????
Without pics-never happened.
After finishing hand sanding on 8 'ebay specials' i don't want to see sandpaper for at least a year 
One of these days I have to commit myself to making some scales for them all.
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It's a blade I'm rescaling for a guy at work. Crown/sword Ern, a bit of a frown, quite some spine-wear. One of those with no rust but medium pitting, so you still gotta go way back to 150 grit. Got through that (think I got it all) and started working on next grit (400...yeah a big jump, might be too much, might back off to 220). Anyway, it'll be paired with some kingwood scales. I'd post a pic, but getting camera, photo, hook to computer, upload pic, link pic...guess I'm lazy and this iPod ain't got no camera.
Trying my new hypercheap dremel-like tool from harbor freight. The motor's got no torque (knew that going into it) but that's ok, keeps me from pushing hard. Plus to make it spin slower I hooked it to a universal transformer and was able to switch it to lower volts to slow it down further. Less dangerous. Wish it came with a larger diameter wheel I could use to tape on little strips of sandpaper (double stick tape on the wheel, strip of wet dry on it). It works, but I think will be better when I get to higher grits.
Trying my new hypercheap dremel-like tool from harbor freight. The motor's got no torque (knew that going into it) but that's ok, keeps me from pushing hard. Plus to make it spin slower I hooked it to a universal transformer and was able to switch it to lower volts to slow it down further. Less dangerous. Wish it came with a larger diameter wheel I could use to tape on little strips of sandpaper (double stick tape on the wheel, strip of wet dry on it). It works, but I think will be better when I get to higher grits.
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Dad gum, yer gonna guilt me into it aren't you?
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yowzah! am I gonna have to use this forum to have an excuse to buy an ipod with a camera?
ok ok ok....here's the stuff.
first pic is my high class setup and the goods. second/third pic is the razor-to-be. Kingwood for the scales, olivewood for the wedge, and the ERN for the blade. The olivewood here was a demo for something to show the general look of a shellac vs. nothing vs. CA finish (clearly not sanded/polished CA).
I think he wants brass hardware, stacked with stainless (brass pin, little SS washer, bigger brass washer). Will be double-pinned at the wedge. I let him try a couple honings of mine...he especially liked a blade that I had done a slate (bevel), coti, CNAT, surgical black arkie progression on, so once the frown is out (likely hone it out on rather burned-out DMT 325, don't plan on breadknifing), I'll go with that.
on a different note, a year+ ago, I asked The Forum here if anyone had ever used a bowling ball as a source for scale material...at the time my dad had a ball he was willing to donate (spherical core, I think that otherwise the coloring is "solid" within the ball, its old, one he doesn't use anymore), but that was in Oklahoma, and I'm a 1000+ miles away...shipping would have been $$$. Anyway, I now have the ball in hand, and really am looking forward to the adventure.... I figured while I'm shuffling photos, here's the ball. first with flash, 2nd without. it should shine up really cool, I hope!
They'll eventually show up in the restore sub-forum, but just gotta prove-out my claims here....
just a pain in my patookey to transfer pix with my older tech setup.
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I see something now.
Bowling ball scales, interesting.
Bowling ball scales, interesting.
I can't wait to see how you cut it. That SOB has to be hard as hell.
You've got balls, er, ball. Bowling ball scales - I love it!
Why is bowling not an Olympic sport? C'mon, it is just as cool as curling.
Why is bowling not an Olympic sport? C'mon, it is just as cool as curling.
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Just 10 metres from my house was a bowling ball, it was heavy so i got a mate to help me tie it and place cardboard under it to pull with my car, anyway i now have a bowling ball so how do i make a razor scales?
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There are some places on the web that talk about jamming it through saws and whatnot. I figure I'll belt-sand a small flat spot then drill a pilot hole and screw it onto a block of wood. Then start a line with a file, moving to a coping saw. Spend a few days slabbing off slices and go from there. I'm in no hurry, and I plan to take pics. You'll see how it goes as I play with it, tho it might take some months. Baby steps. Gotta finish the Ern first...patience.
ahh good memories - that thread still makes me smile.
Wow that seems like a lot of work! I broke a sweat just thinking about the effort to crack that ball open.
Ever thought about going to woodcraft and grabbing a few pen blanks to experiment? Just a thought...
Ever thought about going to woodcraft and grabbing a few pen blanks to experiment? Just a thought...
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