Scissor Blade Saga: Blade Finished

The blade is finally finished and ready for primer and paint! I must have spent about 4 hours working on it tonight. I thought I’d get the handle carved out as well, but they’ll have to wait. The final dimensions of the blade are ¾" for the most part, then about an inch after the curved cut that tapers out to 5/4", the width of the original board. I chose to keep that width because the width of the handle is slightly bigger and if I’d cut it down the size difference would be too great. A good deal was spent on drilling the holes for the dowels. There are rubber bands holding together the two pieces of the handle right now because I still need to trim some pieces so it fits together properly. I’ll finish that when I come to it.

Speaking of which, the amount and price of the dowel has changed. I was told that it didn’t matter if it was hardwood or softwood, so instead of a 3’ oak dowel for $1.99 at Menards, I got a 6’ poplar dowel for $1.48. That’s right, twice as much material for 75% the cost. I’ll have a master post when I’m finally done. Here are some pictures.

The bevels were cut by drawing a line where the approximate edges were on my reference image and sanding it down with different sized sanding drums until it got to where I was satisfied. The same process will occur for carving the handles, and I’ll post a video containing highlights of where I carve the straight part of the handle and show you how to make an ergonomic handle.

Look. At. That. Blade. I have no words.

I was going to say something else, but I can’t remember right now. Good night and Happy New Year, tumblr.