New scales for my SAK

[Captaincrash]

The old red scales on my SAK were looking worn and tired so I had a go at some new scales from some scraps of wood in my shop!

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[Niels]

Looks better than the original. I like it very much!

 

[crosslandkelly]

Very nice. I like that you kept the tweezers slot. What wood did you use?

 

[the interceptor boy]

nice work there.

 

[Captaincrash]

I am not sure on the wood since it was small bits left over from past projects. If I were to guess I would say blood wood, walnut and maple for the separation line. I have small bits from over 100 different species of wood that I used for segmented turning, some are marked but the scraps aren't unfortunately.

 

[tartanferret]

Very nice mate, reminds me of the cool looking wooden surf boards

 

[MartiniDave]

That's excellent work there. Really nice result and very neatly done.

Dave

 

[sasquatch]

Very nice indeed! How long did they take? Looks like intricate work...

 

[Captaincrash]

It may look intricate but all it takes is a bandsaw, double sided tape and some wood scraps. Once cut its all glued up and your ready to shape the new scales. Carving the grooves for the tweezers and toothpick took the most time, being very careful to keep the fit snug enough to hold them but not so snug as to make it impossible to extract them! All in all it probably took a couple hours if you leave out drying time for glue! The toothpick and tweezers were not in for the pics as I wanted to make sure the glue had fully cured. The last thing I wanted was to glue them into the scales! That being said they are in now and are fitted as intended. Snug enough but not too snug!

Thanks for all the nice comments!

 

[Dreadhead]

very nice!

 

[sasquatch]

You make it sound easy! I'm alright at making things but reckon I'm too cack handed to make it look that tidy. Nice to see the tweezers and toothpick intact, usually people don't bother but they're the whole point of a sak in my opinion.

 

[ateallthepies]

Lovely work. I have been staring at the layers of wood for some time but still can't figure out how I would attempt the same?

It's a shame we can't swop the cork-screw for a ferro-rod and the toothpick for a striker? They are two tools on my SAK that I never use.

Steve.

 

[copper_head]

Thats real nice cap'n

 

[Niels]

Lovely work. I have been staring at the layers of wood for some time but still can't figure out how I would attempt the same?

It's a shame we can't swop the cork-screw for a ferro-rod and the toothpick for a striker? They are two tools on my SAK that I never use.

Steve.

I find the corkscrew is invaluable to untie difficult knots!

 

[Captaincrash]

Lovely work. I have been staring at the layers of wood for some time but still can't figure out how I would attempt the same?

It's a shame we can't swop the cork-screw for a ferro-rod and the toothpick for a striker? They are two tools on my SAK that I never use.

Steve.

Great ideas! Personally I could live without the toothpick and corkscrew as well as the parcel hook! Ill see what I can come up with!


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[brancho]

great work I love that