Franks patching board

[Frank Savage]

OK, I promised to photograph the wood flaws, so here they are:

Dimples from retaining pins on the back:


About 1/25" wide, about 1/32 or less deep. They will be probably always present on the back side, as well as undersides of the sliders. Nothing to do about them, as my pieces of wood has curls and waves-probably the reason it ended up as a veneer, not as slabs. Planing impossible, sanding it down way beyond tooling.

Somehow uneven thickness, but I must say that this was probably the worst piece of what I currently have. Even if present, will be used in such a way as in no way compromise the functionality of the tool:


Mentioned less than perfect slots from my point of view, so here you see what you can expect-at worst, since I´ve found again the usual truth that proper tooling makes woders. Changing from tool steel cutting saw blade to proper hardwood one is the ticket here. No overlaps of fixed parts will be present. Also, don´t mind about the marred screw head-you won´t find any even somehow resembling to that mess, but this one was first, so proper dia drill for this wood was in question (a bit oversize needed) so had it out about 4 times, as not having a spare:


You can see some dings from being carried in case along with bunch of other tools, ammobox from the same wood, having fallen onto frozen snow and 8 pounds of stuff falled onto it when the case hooks failed. Traces from the cutter are from cutting equal of about 3/8" stack of #8 paper. For measure, the strip cutting board slider is 1" wide.
Metric screws will be used (M5, M4), no way how to get UNF in brass here for anything distantly resembling a sane price.
The rulers shown are 1" wide, will make them 30 mm or 6/5" as to make more comfortable room for fingers when using shaving blade or beefier cutters than slim Exacto knife.


Will have oportunity to check if I manage to get a bit more of this wood monday or tuesday. Now have for 10 sets for sure, will check the other micro-pile during the weekend. It´s Ovangol, wood somehow similar to indian rosewood. These are from trunks of the biggest dimensions and oldest age, maybe that´s why is it so strange under tools. For some picture-when you want veneer from hardest, curliest beech or oak, you steam the quarters 4 days max during prep for slicing. You steam the hardest mahagony max. about 7 days. And you have to steam this wood 14+ days to get onto basic machineability...

So, if you wrote me here or PM you want one and find the flaws unacceptable, say it here or via PM. If you find them as to be able to get along with them and want one, say it also