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Dan Masshardt
03-10-2015, 9:06 PM
I love the grain in the brush handle. Finish is CA glue.
Randy Red Bemont
03-10-2015, 9:10 PM
That olivewood is just crazy gorgeous.

Red
Steve Huffman
03-10-2015, 9:28 PM
Beautiful wood, nice craftsmanship.....well done there Dan!
Ron Brese
03-10-2015, 9:36 PM
When you can get this material with the spider web figuring it's really spectacular and it's such a pleasure to work and finish.

Ron

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yriQ8PPERXQ/U433JqPISQI/AAAAAAAABMc/Gl5VpNbeinQ/s1000/skws-3.jpg
Dan Masshardt
03-10-2015, 9:41 PM
When you can get this material with the spider web figuring it's really spectacular and it's such a pleasure to work and finish. Ron

Those are some nice pieces.

This piece was fairly unique but I get stuff with nice dark lines pretty consistently.

Especially in smaller sizes like pen blanks.

Olive without grain is dull!
Dan Masshardt
03-10-2015, 9:42 PM
I don't post as much of this small stuff here but here is a set of olivewood cufflinks I made.
Mel Fulks
03-10-2015, 9:49 PM
Dan,you don't look old enough to know what cuff links are! Last time I saw any mention of them was about 1965. Nice work.
Roger Chandler
03-10-2015, 10:14 PM
Nice shaving set and cufflinks........lookers all! Nice work, Dan!
David Delo
03-11-2015, 5:58 AM
The shaving kit has been on my bucket list for quite some time. Thanks for posting Dan, it's a reminder for me to do something but also what wood to use. Nicely done.
David C. Roseman
03-11-2015, 10:18 PM
Dan, beautiful shaving set!

Ron, great figure on those pieces. Are you retrofiting a hand plane? Would love to see the finished product when you're done.
Ron Brese
03-11-2015, 10:48 PM
Not a retrofit Dan. This set went on a tool I made in June of 2014.

Ron

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-33ggAcssgWQ/U58z6cyqDNI/AAAAAAAABXA/rz0BAhFAfJw/s1000/skws2.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-65uNmULFtwU/U580ASZRlcI/AAAAAAAABXI/veACUkcmNKA/s1000/skws1.jpg
David C. Roseman
03-11-2015, 10:54 PM
Beautiful! Thanks for posting.
Dan Masshardt
03-12-2015, 9:54 PM
I finished a couple more sets tonight. This is all for the thread I promise!

Irish Bog Oak and 'molten metal' acrylic.
Ron Brese
03-13-2015, 6:59 AM
Wow! Do these have the ca finish as well?

Ron
Dan Masshardt
03-13-2015, 8:27 AM
Wow! Do these have the ca finish as well? Ron

Ron,

The bog oak does. I like a more natural looking finish on pens etc with no oak but that doesn't fly for shaving sets. And it finished nicely here.

The other set is basically plastic. No finish is added - it is polished and buffed.
Billy Tallant
03-17-2015, 11:55 PM
A very nice shaving set Dan! That grain looks really nice in that set. Cuff links look great also.
Ken Fitzgerald
03-18-2015, 12:01 AM
Nice work in the entire thread!