Custom copperlock in ironwood

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:27 pm

This is another copperlock I finished today. It is of the wharnecliffe variety. He specified high end ironwood and smooth the action out. I am out of the burl, so I did the best I could. I personally think it came out quite nice. The machine marks in the lock bar were scary, no wonder the action was so rough. I couldn't get all of them out, but it's real smooth now. I also reshaped the rear bolster a tad. I love the pile side scale. What do you all think? Still trying to improve my photo capabilities.

mumblypeg · Post by **mumblypeg** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:18 pm

Great job, MM.

Smoothing the edges on the rear bolster will let it ride a little easier in the pocket. Nice.

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:02 am

Very impressive MM, I would love to see a picture of what it looked like before the custom work. What do you think of the copperlock model, I have never owned one but they intrique me..

Thanks for sharing and your picture taking is getting better..

Sunburst

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:12 am

Hey Fellas, thanks for the kind words.

The copperlock is a really nice pattern. From the factory the edges are a bit chiselly (is that a word?) I thinned mine down on the sander, it's paper thin on the edge now and takes an edge extremely well, I haven't had the pleasure of owning one of the clip point models, just the wharnecliffe. They have a good strong action, and are generally smooth too. This one was just a Yellow handle CV one at the start.

MITCH RAPP · Post by **MITCH RAPP** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:15 am

Just Outstanding!