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Just make sure they wear safety glasses.
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GEC 38 English Whittler 2021
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Just make sure they wear safety glasses.
Use the white crayon to get the other colors off phone screens. Works great!I was going to write it in crayon.
On a side note does anyone know how to get crayon off a smart phone screen?
waynorth
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Waiting for mine to cross the Mountains, and the International Border, and creep its way perilously through Canada Post!!
Groan!!!!
But I love my local Postie!!
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I love the jigging. I really love the etch. But I like the bloodwood’s shield better. Cool knives they are though.
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Very NICE!!!
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Impressive collection JohnAfter careful evaluation have decided to rate the main on the new 38s a 6 (no halfstop). The tapered split liner is minutely proud on both of my new 38s with the blades closed, with the main open it can't be felt. Shield / shield on the orange jigged bone is not my favorite. Black camel bone has the best fit / finish, zero proud split, a much longer clip main blade and a 5 pull. Lick Creek versions don't have a halfstop on the secondary, the others have halfstops on both secondaries with a nice 4 pull, plenty for a small blade. Lick Creeks have steel liners, an improvement over brass IMO, and the secondary spey is thin and sharp, as it should be. Hope you enjoy the pics!
Neat no shield!!!
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Roll some fine sandpaper around a piece of wood dowel rod or a roll of quarters and sand in the direction of the springs........ Remember what the old cabinet maker preached about 1 stroke across grain =10 with the grain to fix the screwup....... Don't get ham handed....... Pretend you're filing your girlfriend's finger nails... Finesse!
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It's well worth the wait.Those English Whittlers are great looking in the pictures!!
If I may provide a few kindergarten sanding tips for folks that want them. I sanded mine and used all three of these it turned out fairly close to what it would be stock without the proud spacer I think.
I didn’t go too aggressively because I was on my way out the door and not being perfectly flat is fine with me. I started with taping the back springs and leaving the spacer exposed I think I started with 400 grit but can’t remember for sure but definitely don’t go below 220. When most of the backspaced was down I moved on and removed the tape and went to 800 grit this was also the last grit I used. I replace the tape once as well to make sure I didn’t get the back springs with a lower grit. If you’re careful you can probably stop after a few swipes with the tape still in place fresh 800 grit is really close to GEC back spring finishing. Here are a few tricks to keeping the curves and straights as they were.
I think one of the things that makes a GEC a GEC is the crisp edges on them. One thing to be careful of is not sanding the sides at all if you are sanding the back springs and not rounding off the corners. On these you also want to make sure you don’t flatten out any of the bends in the back springs. Also keeping the finished sanding marks straight. I used the flat of a table to sand the flats or outward curves and use just the edge of the table on the inward curve, this is the part you would be sanding the most if you are trying to get rid of the proud spacer. The last thing I’d do is to get the straight sanding lines still with the 800 grit but use a small piece torn off and hold it on your index finger and use your thumb and middle finger as guides to keep the lines straight and to help keep the sand paper off the sides. You want the majority of your sanding to be on the flat of a table to keep the edges crisp. Never use a dremel for this kind of sanding.
I didn’t go too aggressively because I was on my way out the door and not being perfectly flat is fine with me. I started with taping the back springs and leaving the spacer exposed I think I started with 400 grit but can’t remember for sure but definitely don’t go below 220. When most of the backspaced was down I moved on and removed the tape and went to 800 grit this was also the last grit I used. I replace the tape once as well to make sure I didn’t get the back springs with a lower grit. If you’re careful you can probably stop after a few swipes with the tape still in place fresh 800 grit is really close to GEC back spring finishing. Here are a few tricks to keeping the curves and straights as they were.
I think one of the things that makes a GEC a GEC is the crisp edges on them. One thing to be careful of is not sanding the sides at all if you are sanding the back springs and not rounding off the corners. On these you also want to make sure you don’t flatten out any of the bends in the back springs. Also keeping the finished sanding marks straight. I used the flat of a table to sand the flats or outward curves and use just the edge of the table on the inward curve, this is the part you would be sanding the most if you are trying to get rid of the proud spacer. The last thing I’d do is to get the straight sanding lines still with the 800 grit but use a small piece torn off and hold it on your index finger and use your thumb and middle finger as guides to keep the lines straight and to help keep the sand paper off the sides. You want the majority of your sanding to be on the flat of a table to keep the edges crisp. Never use a dremel for this kind of sanding.
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I think I’m noticing the same thing with mine- it’s as if maybe whatever tension is holding it out is lessening. This might point to your theory that it’s just pinned snuggly...
your carvings are coming out great. Looks like maybe you’re doing more knife work, and less band saw? Those rough cuts look smooth and curvy, like a knife made them.
J jsdistin great freaking work, man. I love what you can do with your hands and some patience.
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The top chunk is the rough out off the saw, that is the starting point. The 2 on the right are done waiting for oil. The one on the left is WIP.
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Fitting the jigged bone like that is Icing on a beautiful Cake!! It's truly Sheffield inspired!! English in more ways than in name!!
Lord Wharncliffe and Joseph Rodgers would be proud!!