Thanks Eric. Very tedious, and time consuming. Have to rest my eyes every 15 minutes, even with magnification. But, I guess it's worth it.
Thank you sir.
It's not as hard as some of the other "hard woods" but it cuts clean with no "fuzz" in the lines. Working on a set right now of royal ebony and even though it's harder than the holly, the sap wood leaves some fiberous fuzz when cut that has to be cleaned up. So, the holly is pretty nice to work with in that respect.
Thanks Mike. I lay out the pattern and establish the lines with the Titan power tool then go to work with the hand tools to deepen all the lines to create the diamonds. The hand tool work takes the longest and is the most tedious aspect of the whole project, and provides many opportunities to "slip" and mar a piece.
Thanks Troy.
Thanks Kyle. Try Gunline.com, they seem to have plenty or, if you want carbide cutters, Ullman Precision Products but, they are expensive.
Thanks Doug but, Patton carried single action pistols with ivory grip panels. Not sure what caliber his were. I would assume .45 long Colt.
Well Frank, I applied a wipe on poly with a medium stiff brush to get into all the facets on the diamonds. Dirty fingers? I can't control that. LOL
I have the Ullmans and have been very happy with them. Time will tell if the carbides pay for themselves, but good tools for sure.
Thank you Henry.
