MWDP's SAK scale making hobby (VERY pic heavy)

ducttapetech · **Reply #240 on:** January 14, 2015, 03:28:55 PM

Sweet! I think the green and black scales would look sweet on the black one.

Nate

MWDP · **Reply #241 on:** January 16, 2015, 05:09:03 PM

It's about to go down

mrynnr · **Reply #242 on:** January 16, 2015, 05:10:26 PM

derekmac · **Reply #243 on:** January 16, 2015, 05:10:47 PM

HarleyXJGuy · **Reply #244 on:** January 17, 2015, 02:55:46 AM

Mile what is that wood in the last pictures? The brown stuff.

MWDP · **Reply #245 on:** January 17, 2015, 06:22:00 PM

Quote from: HarleyXJGuy on January 17, 2015, 02:55:46 AM

Mile what is that wood in the last pictures? The brown stuff.

The guy who sent it to me didn't know, but after some searching I think it's walnut burl

HarleyXJGuy · **Reply #246 on:** January 18, 2015, 03:09:40 AM

Quote from: MWDP on January 17, 2015, 06:22:00 PM

Quote from: HarleyXJGuy on January 17, 2015, 02:55:46 AM
Mile what is that wood in the last pictures? The brown stuff.

The guy who sent it to me didn't know, but after some searching I think it's walnut burl

Nice wood you have there.

MWDP · **Reply #247 on:** January 21, 2015, 12:13:18 AM

Oh boy, do I have a lot of catching up to do. Firstly, I finished that blackout Spartan I got from Syph and put some osage orange scales on it. I don't really see myself doing one of these again

MWDP · **Reply #248 on:** January 21, 2015, 12:17:07 AM

I got this one in from a guy in UK, he attempted to make scales for this Compact out of this fancy MOP-type acrylic and messed up. I fixed them up and polished them

MWDP · **Reply #249 on:** January 21, 2015, 12:22:42 AM

I spotted some vintage 84mm in the local ads and couldn't help but grab this one and do it for a great customer. Material is Australian horistes wood

MWDP · **Reply #250 on:** January 21, 2015, 12:37:23 AM

I also did a pair of Climbers intended for sale. First one is sporting rosewood scales:

Second one has scales in buckeye burl:

MWDP · **Reply #251 on:** January 21, 2015, 12:42:22 AM

Final pair for the day, starting with a Rambler in wenge wood with slots:

And a Spartan in ebony wood, with slots:

MWDP · **Reply #252 on:** January 21, 2015, 12:43:35 AM

And a group shot and I'm done posting

MWDP · **Reply #253 on:** January 24, 2015, 09:00:55 PM

Pine resin Huntsman

MWDP · **Reply #254 on:** February 18, 2015, 05:03:53 PM

I'm way behind on posting some stuff... Here's a 111mm Soldier with pine cone resin scales. The pine cone is a bit thicker than the one I used before, but I'm still very happy with how it came out.

MWDP · **Reply #255 on:** February 18, 2015, 05:08:44 PM

I've been asked every now and then about why I don't do Wengers. The answer is very simple - Wengers have nested liners, and they require milling of the scale in order to get factory fitment. I've decided to this one by hand, much like I would the Victorinox models, and ended up taking about three times more time than I would with a Vic. The model is Wenger Swissbuck (quite rare) and the wood is thuya burl.

HarleyXJGuy · **Reply #256 on:** February 18, 2015, 05:13:05 PM

Great looking stuff as always Mile.

Seeing that 111 makes me want to get my GAK done up.

Huntsman · **Reply #257 on:** February 18, 2015, 11:20:22 PM

Quote from: MWDP on February 18, 2015, 05:08:44 PM

I've been asked every now and then about why I don't do Wengers. The answer is very simple - Wengers have nested liners, and they require milling of the scale in order to get factory fitment.

Hi MWDP - I remember reading this before.
But why not make the new wood scales just flush with the outer liner - Then you do not need to worry about the nesting.
I think that means the inner liners will be slightly longer than the scales - But not a big issue??

PS. Still loving your work

enki_ck · **Reply #258 on:** February 18, 2015, 11:51:57 PM

Quote from: Huntsman on February 18, 2015, 11:20:22 PM

Quote from: MWDP on February 18, 2015, 05:08:44 PM
I've been asked every now and then about why I don't do Wengers. The answer is very simple - Wengers have nested liners, and they require milling of the scale in order to get factory fitment.

Hi MWDP - I remember reading this before.
But why not make the new wood scales just flush with the outer liner - Then you do not need to worry about the nesting.
I think that means the inner liners will be slightly longer than the scales - But not a big issue??

PS. Still loving your work

The Wenger liners are smaller than the outside diameter or the tool. It would look ugly.

lichan · **Reply #259 on:** February 19, 2015, 02:55:29 AM

What about making them larger to match the size of the inner liners but just glue them to the outer liners without cutting the inside inlay out?

MWDP · **Reply #260 on:** February 20, 2015, 10:21:51 AM

Quote from: lichan on February 19, 2015, 02:55:29 AM

What about making them larger to match the size of the inner liners but just glue them to the outer liners without cutting the inside inlay out?

This is pretty much what I did - I didn't mill out the inside, but I made the scales larger to fit the outside frame. It doesn't look as neat and orderly as the factory scales, but I was already two months behind on this project, and I really wanted to finish it and ship it out. As I said, I don't see myself doing too many of these in the future, unless it's for a friend

enki_ck · **Reply #261 on:** February 20, 2015, 08:25:25 PM

I did a pictorial for some milled wooden scales 4 years ago. It requires a lot of work and you have to be careful not to break the thin rim. I messed up with the varnish though. Maybe I should do some more.

Wooden scales for a Wenger DIY

MWDP · **Reply #262 on:** March 03, 2015, 01:14:08 AM

More and more and more and more thuya burl... Waiter

Burmese blackwood...

And something really special - hybrid buckeye burl/acrylic Spartan

MWDP · **Reply #263 on:** March 25, 2015, 02:57:54 AM

84mm Golfer in curly blue maple

Together with a nice cow camo model

MWDP · **Reply #264 on:** March 25, 2015, 03:02:12 AM

Unknown burl/acrylic resin hybrid scales on a Climber

SAK Guy · **Reply #265 on:** March 25, 2015, 03:31:57 AM

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