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22nd March 2011, 11:13 PM
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Thanks Guys
 Arjan, I think you're right! I'll get straight on it......... Best Gene |
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22nd March 2011, 11:38 PM
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Great post! Good work Gene! Great constructive feedback by all! Love to see bone scabbard end fitting evolve into a more aesthetic result! Beautiful!
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23rd March 2011, 03:23 AM
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Good point Arjan. I agree on the curves into the horn.
Oh yeah, I have found that when I work on ivory, horn, or sometimes even bone, there can be a definite, how could I say it..........aromatic stench!  Goes right through a mask too. 
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23rd March 2011, 04:50 AM
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23rd March 2011, 06:23 PM
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At work, whenever I have to ring a hospital Morgue I seem to ring when they are performing a PM and can hear that awful sound in the background!! Thanks for adding the thought of the 'scent' to it for me  Don't think I'll ever be touching a Dorito again............
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23rd March 2011, 06:24 PM
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I'm hoping this now looks OK. Two last questions: 1: Held on with horn pins like the top mount? 2: Drainage hole in the bottom?    And for comparison, here it is before the reshape: 
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23rd March 2011, 09:20 PM
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that looks much better now ! One more question , did you also reshape the long sides or only the short ones ? ( it looks if you only did the short sides but its difficult to see) I would say horn pins and no drainage hole.... Arjan |
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23rd March 2011, 09:48 PM
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Hi Arjan, I reshaped the entire piece, it's difficult to see in the pics, but I reduced the whole thing by over a third in weight. The scabbard and the top mount both have a flat 'end' and a rounded one. So I followed that on this mount. The scabbard isn't exactly symetrical, so this mount has to follow that slightly irregular shape (slightly flatter on one side). Have a look at these pictures of the mount 'off' hopefully it'll show it better. Any comments welcome. Best Gene P.S. I usually enjoy making little bits for weapons, but working this substance is not enjoyable in any way.    
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23rd March 2011, 11:04 PM
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Yes, like it better. Again nice work.
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23rd March 2011, 11:41 PM
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Thanks Jose
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24th March 2011, 08:41 AM
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It looks very good now ! My compliments ! Do you have rattan for the missing part ? Arjan |
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24th March 2011, 09:08 AM
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Thanks Sajen
Kino, I used a bench grinder to get the rough shape, then a dremel with a sandpaper cylinder grinder to shape it a bit more. Dremel with small circular cutter bit and cylinder grindstone to route it out, back to sandpaper cylinder to get the shape a bit closer, then over to hand sanding on a block and files to gradually (very, very painfully slowly) reduce the shape again and again until it's as you see now. Polish with fine silicon carbide as if its metal.  Arjan, Do you think the rattan would have gone all the way down? Thats good news  Best Gene |
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