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File:Jacques13_how-i-make-scales_IMG_0147_1.JPG |First you have to have good hard wood. I have Canary, Palisandre, Zebra, Maple and Amarante. This latter will be use this time. Amarante is a South America hard wood violet in color and extremely hard. I buy my wood in pieces of 1½"x1½" by 6". | File:Jacques13_how-i-make-scales_IMG_0147_1.JPG |First you have to have good hard wood. I have Canary, Palisandre, Zebra, Maple and Amarante. This latter will be use this time. Amarante is a South America hard wood violet in color and extremely hard. I buy my wood in pieces of 1½"x1½" by 6". |
Latest revision as of 10:39, 17 February 2018
The below illustrated tutorial was first published by Jacques13[1]
And now to the hand sanding. Using some 320 and 400 grit sanding paper I will really get the profile to the exact size and I will proceed to round the sides and ends. With this Amarante wood you have to sand for a long time to get any result. After getting it right I'll go to 800 and 1500 grit sand paper for the "final touch".
Now I will measure and make the wedge, in this case a flat wedge. I'll use maple wood that should contrast nicely with the violet wood. I drill the oversize wedge and glue it to one side of the scale. I'll put the scale together with 1/16 brass nail and gently sand down the wedge to the right dimension, I'll finish sanding by hand.