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Xplorer wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:33 am

Unless you have a good local option for unusual things like this, I suggest you just order the Alumilite on line.

Thanks man. Now I have to decide whether to Kydex or to Alumilite first...such fun decisions...

Ok, the Z-Max is done! Now on to testing next week at camp.

Team Sick wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:24 pm

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Ok, the Z-Max is done! Now on to testing next week at camp.

What liners are those? Looks great! I love the colour contrast.

Knivesofaspyder wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:14 pm

Team Sick wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:24 pm

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Ok, the Z-Max is done! Now on to testing next week at camp.

What liners are those? Looks great! I love the colour contrast.

I got the G-10 on Amazon and made them myself.

Team Sick wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:41 pm

Knivesofaspyder wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:14 pm

Team Sick wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:24 pm

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Ok, the Z-Max is done! Now on to testing next week at camp.

What liners are those? Looks great! I love the colour contrast.

I got the G-10 on Amazon and made them myself.

+1

Absolutely love those liners.

Rp5 wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:13 pm

Team Sick wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:41 pm

Knivesofaspyder wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:14 pm

Team Sick wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:24 pm

20210622_161209.jpg20210622_155626.jpg20210622_155601.jpg

Ok, the Z-Max is done! Now on to testing next week at camp.

What liners are those? Looks great! I love the colour contrast.

I got the G-10 on Amazon and made them myself.

+1

Absolutely love those liners.

Thanks. On another note, I don't know if it matters to others, but I like to try and polish the spine. I think it looks classy, finished.

My #29 Z-Max Mule with Holstex sheath.

My Z-max Mule with Holstex sheath.

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Those are my first mules i made scakes for, and more will be come, i love them.
One is for my wife, one is for customer in Usa.
And i have another blank laying arround .
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Xplorer wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:33 am

Unless you have a good local option for unusual things like this, I suggest you just order the Alumilite on line.

My local Hobby Lobby (believe it or not) stocks Alumilite resins and dyes.

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Those are my first mules i made scakes for, and more will be come, i love them.
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Look great. Like the top one colour contrast.

Do you make the scales yourself.?

Dane wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:21 am

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Those are my first mules i made scakes for, and more will be come, i love them.
One is for my wife, one is for customer in Usa.
And i have another blank laying arround .
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Really beautiful scales! Great job!!

TomAiello wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:16 am

Xplorer wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:33 am

Unless you have a good local option for unusual things like this, I suggest you just order the Alumilite on line.

My local Hobby Lobby (believe it or not) stocks Alumilite resins and dyes.

Good call! I never checked Hobby Lobby because the closest one to me is about a 40 minute drive and I have some closer options. Since they're a nation-wide chain, that's a really good resource suggestion that will be within driving distance for a lot of people all over the United States. :)

TomAiello wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:16 am

My local Hobby Lobby (believe it or not) stocks Alumilite resins and dyes.

Thanks for the heads up, T. I will check out my local HL.

standy99 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:19 am

Look great. Like the top one colour contrast.

Do you make the scales yourself.?

Yes, i make custom scales for more than 17 years, more than 400 customs so far. Those are my first for mule :) .

Dane wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 10, 2021 4:52 am

Yes, i make custom scales for more than 17 years, more than 400 customs so far. Those arw my first for mule :) .

Really beautiful work. :)

Do you have a website or something where we can see more of your other scales?

TomAiello wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:30 am

Really beautiful work. :)

Do you have a website or something where we can see more of your other scales?

I have only facebook and ig.
https://m.facebook.com/dane.gavriloski/ ... =bookmarks

Mule in progress. I've cut slabs out of birch walking sticks.
Mixed up some epoxy with glow in the dark powder.
Now I am shaping the scales.
I am super excited about glow in the dark. I am not so excited about the quality of wood I am using. Small knots have popped large chunks of wood out. I guess there is something to be said for large pieces of wood with clear straight grain.

ykspydiefan wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 11, 2021 7:57 pm

Mixed up some epoxy with glow in the dark powder.

Great idea! Very excited to see how this turns out. Is the glow limited to a layer between the tang and the wood, or does your epoxy glow show up elsewhere, too?

I'm a little confused because I see pan head screws. Or are you both glueing and screwing?

Regards the knots, somewhere Xplorer addressed making repairs with a mix of sawdust and epoxy to fill in such problem areas.

Hey Bolster,

I've got it screwed and glued. The glow will show up in the handle and covering the screw heads too. Good luck getting it apart.