Rudy, just a heads up, I don't see it in the Contributor's Corner.
Rudy, just a heads up, I don't see it in the Contributor's Corner.
Rudy, just a heads up, I don't see it in the Contributor's Corner.
I just got my new RV custom in the mail. As per usual, and I think everyone has gone through this, I shaved this morning so OF COURSE it showed up today. I suppose I will JUST have to wait until Saturday.
I have to say, though, that it is beyond visually striking and exactly what I had in mind. I wouldn't be surprised if my blind neighbor showed up and told me to maybe put a handkerchief or something over it. It is a Finest badger 22mm knot set at around 47mm. The handle is sort-of a combination of a Morris & Forndran and a Simpson M7.
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We are back in business!!!! The power was off for 36 hours (only 36, last year during Irene, we lost power for 4 days), and our generator helped us through this time. The TV came back on last night and my internet this afternoon. Still waiting for AT+T to restore the cellphones to full service. Here in our area, we get only SOS and can make hardly any calls. As soon as we travel out of our area, we are picking up signal and can use our phones.
All pm's and e-mails will be answered by end of this day. I am making handles this weekend, however, I am not sure if my engraver is back on, as he has not answered my e-mail or phone call.
As promised, a few more pictures from the stabilization front....After the wood is full of the resin, the resin must be cured in an oven. To do so, I wrap the stabilized blanks in aluminum foil and put it in a small toaster oven. Curing time is something of a crap shoot, but the inside of the blank needs to reach 195 F for at least 10 min. So, I leave them in the oven for about 90 minutes, if the cure is longer, this is not a problem. Too short does not lead to a fully cured resin.
Some of the resin will come out during the cure and can be seen on this stabilized blank of 50000 year old Kauri wood from NZ.