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Making Buffalo Horn 91mm Scales
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June 04, 2020, 09:41:14 PM
I got my hands on some buffalo horn sets. Had to cut them down and sand to size as they were a little thicker than advertised.
After some shaping and polishing, they have turned out nicely. They have a lovely warm texture and delicate veins that show up when they are backlit.
Still to do the corkscrew cutout and I may have a go making them plus scales. They’ll get mounted with external brass rivets. Still to decide the donor.
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June 05, 2020, 01:11:20 AM
A shame you can't have them backlit all the time. That would be even more awesome!
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June 05, 2020, 01:47:30 PM
Quote from: SirVicaLot on June 05, 2020, 01:11:20 AM
A shame you can't have them backlit all the time. That would be even more awesome!
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June 05, 2020, 06:31:45 PM
Going to use them on a old Mountaineer still inbound. I‘ve decided to keep the scales solid with no tools as I’m a little worried about weakening the horn if I start cutting slots, as they’re thin. Will keep the period design of the SAK.
Sellers pic.
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June 05, 2020, 08:09:07 PM
I had a knife that had buffalo horn scales. They were so translucent that you could see the frame.
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June 05, 2020, 09:25:05 PM
That must have looked great.
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Very nice Max !
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June 06, 2020, 02:51:31 PM
Can't wait to see them installed.
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June 06, 2020, 04:34:57 PM
I think it's gonna look great under the sun.
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June 06, 2020, 11:50:45 PM
Thanks all.
drilled and now waiting for the donor. Test fitting with some scales and Vic pins. Will peen some fresh ones to get a domed rivet each side when I assemble the Mountaineer.
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June 07, 2020, 07:00:07 AM
That's going to look beautiful!
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June 07, 2020, 09:51:16 AM
Those are gorgeous Max!
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June 08, 2020, 10:05:22 PM
Good looking scales, Max. I look forward to seeing the finished piece. When do you start making your own brand of SAK's?
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June 09, 2020, 07:23:06 PM
Very nice, lovely job
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June 09, 2020, 11:36:24 PM
Thanks Reinier, Steve, jph, Borg
Received the old Mountaineer today. Stripped, cleaned and polished all parts. Had to reprofile the scissors as they had a chunk out the edge as they often do. Blades needed some work, but fortunately the prior owner had not dinged-up the edges and the file and openers were in good condition.
Assembly went well. These old SAK are like tanks. The backsprings look milled and the center liner is thicker than normal. I was super nervous peening the brass pins to close up, as I’ve not worked with horn before and was worried I’d split the scales. But with care, I was able to close up the layers and with a few extra taps, remove a little tool wiggle that remained.
Just a few photos showing the last layer before the final scale was added, and before trimming and peening closed. I’ll take some better photos tomorrow. Overall, really happy with the result.
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June 10, 2020, 05:57:51 AM
Nice job, it looks great !
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June 10, 2020, 06:52:03 AM
You did an amazing job Max. The peened pins look great.
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June 10, 2020, 10:31:13 AM
Thanks Reinier, Steve
Here are a few shots taken this morning.
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June 10, 2020, 10:33:03 AM
Difficult to catch the graining in the buffalo horn. But a few more pics...
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June 10, 2020, 11:20:31 AM
That looks very classy, a proper gentleman's SAK.
Is the one side polished or coated? It looks more shiny that the cork screw side.
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June 10, 2020, 12:00:53 PM
Thanks Pieter.
It’s just the light catching the surface. Both side are polished the same. It was a fun little project and that’s some of your brass
. Glad I could give this old SAK a new life.
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June 10, 2020, 12:54:28 PM
Great job, it does look classy with Horn scale and the fluted corkscrew looks handsome too!
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June 10, 2020, 09:11:08 PM
Yep that's lovely, very nice work on the peening
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June 11, 2020, 12:19:39 AM
Thats dreamy.
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June 11, 2020, 03:37:04 AM
Awesome job, Max! That looks awesome!
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