Teak scale Spartan [pic heavy]

furto · **on:** July 14, 2010, 09:47:31 AM

My very first mod ever on an old spartan i bought off Neil! I thought i would show some pics of the process. Tools used: Belt sander (used upside down

), hand saw and dremel.

<- before sanding

<-these 4 are sort of final

I need to get some fine grit sand paper to finish things off but other than that, i think its not too bad! (thanks neil!

)

josekym · **Reply #1 on:** July 14, 2010, 10:26:02 AM

Very nice work!

What bond was used to attach the scales?

furto · **Reply #2 on:** July 14, 2010, 10:29:09 AM

I used super strength araldite (2 part epoxy resin) and left it for around 16 hours or so

Neil · **Reply #3 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:08:08 AM

Nice job chap

I like the annotation on the cardboard

furto · **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:11:17 AM

Lol with my family buzzing around i didnt want to risk it

josekym · **Reply #5 on:** July 14, 2010, 12:09:36 PM

^^You should've borrowed a couple of Neil's hard-working bees to watch over it while it cured... Heheh.

nuphoria · **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2010, 04:50:31 PM

Great signage!

Good work too.... have fun sanding

yud · **Reply #7 on:** July 14, 2010, 04:58:23 PM

looks great

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #8 on:** July 14, 2010, 07:38:50 PM

Nice

Sparky415 · **Reply #9 on:** July 14, 2010, 08:00:26 PM

Looks good,

Hope you (and all the other people that have done this) don't mind I have copied you in doing this mod

Still a work in progress at the min

porteiro · **Reply #10 on:** July 14, 2010, 09:39:40 PM

Thanks for sharing.

furto · **Reply #11 on:** July 14, 2010, 10:10:22 PM

Thanks guys! And sparky, make sure you post some photos!

Sparky415 · **Reply #12 on:** July 15, 2010, 12:25:24 AM

Quote from: furto on July 14, 2010, 10:10:22 PM

Thanks guys! And sparky, make sure you post some photos!

Sparky415 · **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2010, 12:15:40 AM

I think its about finished now all it need is a bit of glueing

furto · **Reply #14 on:** July 21, 2010, 05:12:41 AM

That looks great! Also, instead of buying oil I just used some furniture polish stuff and it looks great. What type of wood did you use?

Andreas · **Reply #15 on:** July 21, 2010, 06:02:58 AM

Very nice! One of my main issues with SAKs (besides the too small, non locking blades) is the scales that IMO aren't too pretty and always have those ugly tootick/tweezer holders on them. This one however, is just stylish all over

Sparky415 · **Reply #16 on:** July 21, 2010, 09:22:37 AM

I'm not sure what the wood is

I rescued it from a skip it was some very old but straight shelves
Someone tidied their garage and gave me a few tins of left over oil
I have been trying 'teak oil' on most things lately

Mine isn't stylish yet its just covered in glue

Neil · **Reply #17 on:** July 21, 2010, 12:23:49 PM

Looks pretty good to me Tony

Let me know if you'd like some liners for template use.

Sparky415 · **Reply #18 on:** July 21, 2010, 01:26:28 PM

That has got me thinking now

I just drew around the old scales... it was a bit of a fiddle trying to get the holes to line up

Maybe if I do another one I will give you a shout
I am happy with this so far as it was a cheap and slightly knackered SAK from the carboot
I reground the end of the large blade and polished out a lot of scratches
Here it is with the first lot of 'Teak oil'

PS; Furto,
I hope I have not ruined you post Mate!

Neil · **Reply #19 on:** July 21, 2010, 01:36:24 PM

Remind me next time I have a package heading your way Tony

Sparky415 · **Reply #20 on:** July 21, 2010, 02:05:45 PM

Thanks Neil!
But now my curiosity is satisfied I might not ever do another one

This oil gets everywhere

furto · **Reply #21 on:** July 21, 2010, 02:22:22 PM

Lol you havnt ruined it at all, i asked to to post pic!

And it looks awesome with that oil on it, good work.

Sparky415 · **Reply #22 on:** July 21, 2010, 04:00:40 PM

Furto
If you don't have any fine grit sand paper, you could try fine wire wool or plastic kitchen scourers (be carefull this can scratch SS)
Also you can use olive oil on the woodwork

I have been rubbing mine down a bit as it felt a like a brick in my hand
Its a bit better now

They are not so orange in real life

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