Thanks for the comments fellas, glad you like them.
shoalindiciple said:
what exactly is the baby powder in the pic for?...
An old trick when doing technical hand drawings is to put baby powder on the page and your drawing equipment to help prevent crap- like erasing leftovers etc- from dirtying the page and equipment. I do the exact same thing to the ply board when I'm marking it out to help prevent crap dirtying my drawing equipment, and wearing the measurements off of my T and set squares.
whiplash101 said:
... How are you planning on finishing it? paint, etc.
Painting isn't exactly my forté. But I do want to try my hand at moulding. If I do that, I'd have a crack at painting the casts in the same scheme as the emblems.
Now more photos so I can get you guys and gals closer to being up to date.
After (what I consider to be) my failed attempt at the blades edges with a drum sander I decided to use AutoCAD to help me get the (near) perfect edge. I took the front profile of the machete blueprint and used it to determine the angle I needed to hold the blades on my linisher to get the correct amount of edge. I had to also take into account that I drew up the blueprints to suit a build using 7mm ply board, and I had changed my blades material to 6mm MDF, therefore changing the angle required to get the same amount of edge.
Here's a screen cap of the drawing.
I then marked out where the edge ended on the blades. I also marked out the centre of the edges, to help prevent me going to far. I couldn't have achieved anywhere near the quality I have on this build without accurate marking out.
You'll have to excuse the quality of most of the pictures on the remainder of this post as Linda had to go away with her study for a couple of weeks taking her camera and leaving me with a couple of cruddy old camera phones to work with.
Here's one on the linisher with the edge guide clamped into place on the guard. I'd done most of the edge at this point as you can see.
Then to the workbench for filing and sanding.
With the edges done next up was laminating the handles.
After I took this shot I then added a third clamp for just that bit more even pressure.
After gluing and before I went any further I wanted to mark out where the handle's dimples would be located. First by marking out...
...and then by punching as a guide and to keep location points during sanding later.
Three rows of fifteen dimples on four sides.
Next I needed to sand the edges even to deal with imperfections with line up in the multiple layers. The top is sanded, the bottom- not.
Then I marked out the curves that needed to be sanded. You can see I had a crack at one before calling it a day.
Before finishing up this post a quick note on safety to those members less familiar with working with wood and the machinery the goes with shaping it.
Note the correct ear muffs, mask and safety glasses.
Working with the machinery used to work timber can have you listening to the loud drone of the machine for prolonged periods, which can, over time damage your hearing.
-My hearing is not there to be wasted on the sound of machinery, but the sound of my favourite heavy rock and metal bands when they come to destroy my town!
Working with the machinery used to work timber can have you inhaling fine dusk particles laced with glue and other chemicals which can, over time, damage your lungs.
-If I'm going to damage my lungs it'll be with the exquisite flavours of (the occasional) fine, hand rolled, Cuban cigar!
Working with the machinery used to work timber can cause particles of timber to sometimes fly off of the work piece which can hit your eyes permanently damaging your vision.
-And I don't intend to damage that at all because I love admiring the fine figure of my girlfriend, watching mind blowing movies with awesome effects, and reading cool internet forums like the 405th.
Take it easy everyone, more soon!
