New wooden blanks for future projects.

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pugh-the-special-one

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I just finished cutting these lovely blanks I kindly recieved from Bill AKA Beejay, they came in a few lenghts all about 160mm X 30mmX30mm, I cut them back to 4mm each, I got a set from every blank, but I managed to get three sets from the black American Walnut, the woods are all quite lovely looking, but to me there a two which stand out stand out from the rest the grade A Cocobolo and the Welsh Yew, but on saying that they will all make fine custom scales for a project or two for me in the future, being 4mm this allows me to work on them so I can take them back a little, only trouble I had was they were quite difficult to put through a table saw, in fact if health and safety saw me they would have thrown the book at me, hopefully now I can come across the right blade to use them, having put out on some nickel silver bar and stainless steel washers I suppose now it's a waiting game, because I wont just use any razor, it would have to be a bit special.

Jamie.

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Nice!

I am about to get some blanks in for a couple of blades I will be doing, that Yew looks lovely.
I normally get my wood from http://www.exotichardwoodsukltd.com/ their pen blanks come in at 6" which is handy.

Is Bill a supplier or was it just a favour?

Cheers
 
shanky887614 said:
Jason1wood said:
Excuse my ignorance but what are these going to be, scales?

Is this razor related?

Sorry but I'm still learning! Haha
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look at second post, seems they are going to be made into scales
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I know he said scales but I didn't know what "scales" were!

I have an idea now, is it a razor handle?
 
John Boddy at Borough bridge in North Yorkshire have a great selection of exotic timber as well....If you like timber that place is a must.................I could spend hours in the Timber shed........in fact I have done in the past....
 
GOLDCREST said:
John Boddy at Borough bridge in North Yorkshire have a great selection of exotic timber as well....If you like timber that place is a must.................I could spend hours in the Timber shed........in fact I have done in the past....
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I'm affraid William that if I went inside that shed I may never come out again.:icon_biggrin:

Regards Jamie
 
NOTSHARP said:
Do you stabilise your scales Jamie ?


Steve
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Hi, Steve not really because razor scales very rarely get wet and these hardwoods look better with a natural wax or oil finish, unlike a lot of knife blanks that need that extra level of hardness and toughness due to their use.

Regards Jamie.
 
GOLDCREST said:
John Boddy at Borough bridge in North Yorkshire have a great selection of exotic timber as well....If you like timber that place is a must.................I could spend hours in the Timber shed........in fact I have done in the past....
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Is that information up to date, William? Last time I was there maybe two years ago they'd killed that side of the business :huh:

Yep, good selection of scale material Jamie, the cocobolo in particular if you like that sort of thing. Laburnum is nice stuff - made a catapult from some of that when I was a kid ;) What little I've got is cross cut for oyster veneers. You'll probably get away with 2mm with the lignum and the cocobolo, and I agree about stabilisation or lack of it.

[Little edit]: Health and safety hat on now - I'd make up a jig for ripping short pieces if I were you. A block plane with practically no mouth should do the trick for the final thicknessing - you know that - but if the exotics play up try this: set a microbevel on the wrong side of the blade with your finest finisher at about 5 degrees. So small that it's barely there at all, maybe half a dozen little circles and your done. Works like magic, usually.
 
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