Thread: What are you working on?

Here's what is on my "to do" list:

First step: polish 'er up.

Next challenge: Hone out the chip.

Those chips are on the fence between breadknifing and honing. Best of luck brother. Can't wait to see how you attacked the challenge

Started Sanding:






Scales are broke... So ebony Scales are the future....

Be carefull you don't get to daylight, Chev!
I am on some thicker stuff. Henkels 45 from the pile. Finally saw it! Put away wet and has a good ring on the front tip. Will sand a bit! Some old carved bone scales long enough to hold this blade will be neat. I will go with silver domes, big and little with lead wedge and pinned with bronze rod. I will enjoy this one for years! (prolly gonna take years to finish! )

Been making some scales as well for a friend.

Ivory paper micarta.


2014-01-08 21.22.51 by Remco van de Sanden, on Flickr


2014-01-08 21.23.16 by Remco van de Sanden, on Flickr

Originally Posted by Shaggy8675

Been making some scales as well for a friend.

Ivory paper micarta.


2014-01-08 21.22.51 by Remco van de Sanden, on Flickr


2014-01-08 21.23.16 by Remco van de Sanden, on Flickr

Scales look great,that is one very strang looking blade tho.

I'm hand sanding an I.Barber 7/8 stub-tail blade, that's been sitting (with other "naked" blades) in a box for the past five years. It's the first one I've ever done by hand (always used my corded Dremel), and what a PITA!




I began conservatively -- with a high grit (1800), which did nothing -- and then worked my way down to 400 grit, before deciding to go rock-bottom, with 150 grit wet/dry paper (WD40, not H2O). There's still some discoloration and minor pitting present, but even though it's massively thick, I didn't want to "excavate", so I followed protocol and alternated N-S/E-W as I moved up in grit size. I've got about six hours invested -- 150, 220, 360, 500, 600, 800, and 1000 grit -- and will continue tomorrow with 1200, 1500, 1800, 2000, 2500, and 3000-grit paper; then on to Micro-Mesh. I'm glad this is a hobby, not a livelihood. I have no idea what I'll do for scales; I've been thinking about faux tortoise-shell, but I've never made scales before, either.

I'm hand sanding an I.Barber 7/8 stub-tail blade, that's been sitting (with other "naked" blades) in a box for the past five years. It's the first one I've ever done by hand (always used my corded Dremel), and what a PITA!

That's a lovely stubby you got there. I would love to see it when you are finished. I have a John Barber and it brings a smile to my face every time I use it!!!