RumpleBearskin I like your style on the W&B very nice
Thanks. I first tried peening over the decorative ones and didn't like the look. Pulled it apart, added a 00 on top, and repeened. Much nicer result.that is beautiful love the washers
Thanks. Simple and functional has it's own grace in my book.I like your style on the W&B very nice
Looks great! I see that I'm not the only one who likes using wood for scales! Great job!
It is a pleasure to work with as long as you have the tools! Band saws are not cheap so I have had to use one that I have available to me to get the scales close to a workable thickness. As far as cutting the shape I fabricated a treadle scroll saw previously so I have access to cut the shape out. Also if you haven't considered stabilizing the wood that you are using you might want to! You know how wood likes to soak up water. And water+steel=rust.... Happy shaves and again great work!Thanks. I find wood just feels great in the hand. It's also very easy to work.
I do them by hand. They're cut into their basic shape with a coping saw and hand sanded. The only electric saw used is a table saw to cut the blanks. Linseed oil, tung oil, and gun stock finishers are used to stabilize and finish the scales. It's great therapy.It is a pleasure to work with as long as you have the tools! Band saws are not cheap so I have had to use one that I have available to me to get the scales close to a workable thickness. As far as cutting the shape I fabricated a treadle scroll saw previously so I have access to cut the shape out. Also if you haven't considered stabilizing the wood that you are using you might want to! You know how wood likes to soak up water. And water+steel=rust.... Happy shaves and again great work!
I do not use BLO any longer as a top coat, Tung oil, or CA are the only two I use. Any scales I do in wood get at least 4 hours under vacuum in "Cactus Juice" after baking for 2 hours at 200°F to remove any moisture. I let the wood cool to room temp , then they get the juice in the vacuum chamber, then after the 4 hour bath they get another 2 hours in the oven wrapped in foil tightly at 200-250°F. Then and only then do I shape and sand them, after which they get buffed out at 3k rpm with white polishing compound. The acrylic resin polishes out pretty good usually just past a satin finish. After this I apply top coat or just polish them more..I do them by hand. They're cut into their basic shape with a coping saw and hand sanded. The only electric saw used is a table saw to cut the blanks. Linseed oil, tung oil, and gun stock finishers are used to stabilize and finish the scales. It's great therapy.
I'm going to look into this. Thanks...I do not use BLO any longer as a top coat, Tung oil, or CA are the only two I use. Any scales I do in wood get at least 4 hours under vacuum in "Cactus Juice" after baking for 2 hours at 200°F to remove any moisture. I let the wood cool to room temp , then they get the juice in the vacuum chamber, then after the 4 hour bath they get another 2 hours in the oven wrapped in foil tightly at 200-250°F. Then and only then do I shape and sand them, after which they get buffed out at 3k rpm with white polishing compound. The acrylic resin polishes out pretty good usually just past a satin finish. After this I apply top coat or just polish them more..
Yesir! Happy refurbing and happy shaves!I'm going to look into this. Thanks...
Gorgeous razor sir! What material are the scales? And very very good job preserving the etching!I drilled the pins out so I could reuse the collars. It probably needs new scales but I just went ahead and epoxy glued where they were broken. Some sanding but not too deep because I wanted to preserve the etching. Will see how it hones.
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Very nice.. Treat them with nearest oil as recommend by a few on here it will condition themThank you. Scales are horn.
Will do.Very nice.. Treat them with nearest oil as recommend by a few on here it will condition them
Lots of great work being shared. Here's an Amboss and Mann dressed in a new set of walnut scales.
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She looks fantastic to me etching or no!Finally got a bit of time to work on the Fili 14 Doble Temple. It won't make the list of my prettiest. I managed to remove most of the pitting, but lost most of the etching as well. I do believe it will be entirely functional after a trip to the stones tomorrow.
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