Thread: Two beasties, WB and F Reynolds.

I'd posted these a long time back. At that time I was living downtown Toronto in a tiny condo...no room to work.

Now that I've moved to a much larger space, I have a little man cave and a nice balcony to cut and sand on. I took these ladies apart again, re-sanded, new Padauk scales with a Tung Oil finish, and polished the blades to a nice shine.

This is also my first foray into pinning. To this point I've been Microfastening it up, but I'm finding the hex nuts a little bulky.

Enjoy the pics, and as always, comments and suggestions for improvement are always welcome.

Nice clean look to those. Good stuff!

WOW!! Those two are just awesome!.. What material are the wedges made of?

Nice, Nice, Nice...As you may have guessed I'm a big wedge fan.

Originally Posted by Sibban

WOW!! Those two are just awesome!.. What material are the wedges made of?

Guitar picks. Sanded and superglued together. I got the idea from another thread around here, and these days I'm having fun playing with the colours.

Awesome work! Man, thats a lot of sanding and polishing! The scales and pins look perfectly styled and fitted and the wedges are neat! You should be proud of that!

Excellent job with the pinning. Blades came out looking sweet too. Great work.
Grant

Originally Posted by baldy

Excellent job with the pinning. Blades came out looking sweet too. Great work.
Grant

What Grant said
& the pins look far more elegant than nutsnbolts

Very nice, beautiful pair. Good work!

Padauk has an important advantage which affects me, and no doubt a few other people. Rosewood or any of the Dalbergia species, which includes cocobolo, brings me out in a most unpleasant rash on the face and chest. It must be an allergy, as they aren't listed as naturally irritant woods. Padauk is very similar to a true rosewood.

It comes in different types, though. I now have only some small fragments of Andaman Padauk, which is a deep red colour. African padauk is usually more orange, but it mellows to brown in a few years. Both look like they should resist moisture and staining very well.