Thread: One Piece Scales - Problems and Solutions

Yeah. I don't think index finger scales will ever catch on.

So after couple of days with this, I learned a bit, Skipnord you were right, there was a bit of bounce back after the first "bending".. After the next day and doing the procedure a second time worked much better...
I would call this a success as the proof was in the action of the razor once pinned in.. Before there was little flex going on and the razor was very tight then looser when opening and closing also the tang was very tight in the scales when closed.. Now I could easily have added a 3rd pin to solve those problems but that pressure over time would have caused warping. You can see in the one pic that there is now a nice flex to the scales and a typical bowing of the scales..(fingerprints cost extra BTW) Also the scales balance out the razor to the tang which is something I like on every build I do..

Thanks for the suggestions and for following along, please feel free to add pics and ideas from your own builds..

Glen's at it again, using that noggin of his. Better watch out folks, no telling what will happen next. Looks great Glen, you never cease to amaze me. Not just your skills, but also your attitude to not let a damn piece of wood get the best of you. Great work once again.

amazing work as usual

Looks good! I cant wait to get it back!

Man that's awesome craftsmanship!

-Bubba (the tapatalk redneck shooting a Droid X2)

I do like how clean and minimalist that looks on the end without a wedge in there. Very Classy and Clean!

First of all, Excellent looking work.

I'm new at this so take it for what it's worth, but could it be done with a router? It seems to me with the right jig you could cut whatever angle, flair, or whatever else you'd want into a piece of material. Then cut the desired scale shape out with a band saw. Sand everything down and walla...one piece scales. Like I said, I'm new and know nothing about pinning the scales and how it would affects the shape so I could be completely talking out of my back side.

Originally Posted by clintopher

First of all, Excellent looking work.

I'm new at this so take it for what it's worth, but could it be done with a router? It seems to me with the right jig you could cut whatever angle, flair, or whatever else you'd want into a piece of material. Then cut the desired scale shape out with a band saw. Sand everything down and walla...one piece scales. Like I said, I'm new and know nothing about pinning the scales and how it would affects the shape so I could be completely talking out of my back side.

Perhaps using one of those little mini bits, might be worth a try. I have a Router table and was going to get it all set up a few years back to use for scales.. Got sidetracked along the way might have to return to that idea one of these days..

gotta try and see I guess

Just looked at Whiteside's website...they've got a 1/8" spiral bit that has a 1/2" cutting length. So I'm thinking the material would need to be flipped over to get it cut out completely, which means any jig would need to be dead nuts and set up dead nuts on the table as well. Making practice runs with pine or whatever would be a good idea until it was dialed in. Then, to make the effort worth it, make more than one. Of course, this all assumes that 1/8" cut isn't too big. LOL.