Handcrafted Blades by Ross Leidy

peter79 wrote: Here is the real finished products picture, ready for shipping tomorrow morning

Here is the real finished products picture, ready for shipping tomorrow morning 












Edited by peter79 - 12/30/2011 at 8:22pm

Interesting, you have anymore pictures fatt?? Would love to see the rest of it!!!!!!!!!

wow a true artist ... and a master of taste (not ass kissing but admiring sincerely)

although i do not have money for them right now if i may ask a curious question

for J pen users  that only play with one surface, is it still necessary to have the reverse side of the blade laminated just like the playing surface? all Jpen multiplies have the exact same laminates on both surfaces. why is this the case? wouldn't it be more efficient to have a thicker core to support the playing surface instead?

thank you very much for sharing with us, i think they are not expensive, and are true masterpieces

peter79 wrote: I use paint remover to remove the sealer, But the ink print will disappear too...

eesh... I see. Perhaps there is a gentler way? maybe taking more time but not as drastic.

Ross Leidy wrote: peter79 wrote: mg wrote: Peter, may I ask you what do you use for sealing the handles? Thanks It's is sealed by Ross, usually I use MinWax Polyurethane to seal my blade handle. Peter and I are on the same wavelength here.   I use the oil-based Minwax Wipe-On Poly.  The oil-based product really brings out the character of the wood.

I am using the same. It is really nice. However I noticed that after a few regluings (maybe ten?) the thin layer of sealer starts peeling off in places. I guess that is how it is supposed to be, nothing lasts forever. The question is, how do I clean it off, because it looks really ugly with sealer sloughing off in some places and still staying on in others...

Where did you find out about the difference in durability or is that your opinion?

peter79 wrote: mg wrote: Peter, may I ask you what do you use for sealing the handles? Thanks It's is sealed by Ross, usually I use MinWax Polyurethane to seal my blade handle.

mg wrote: Peter, may I ask you what do you use for sealing the handles? Thanks

It's sealed by Ross, usually I use MinWax Polyurethane to seal my blade handle.


Edited by peter79 - 12/28/2011 at 11:05pm

mg wrote: Peter, may I ask you what do you use for sealing the handles? Thanks

I believe that he meant Ross is adding another layer of sealer. He usually adds 2 layers to the blade and 4 to the handle. I wouldn't think that it would need additional sealing after that....but that's personal preference, keeping in mind that every layer of sealer on the blade makes the outer ply a bit harder.

zheyi wrote: cpen can use the same color handle?

Yes.  That handle is bocote (with the stripes) with ziricote on the end.

jcdi wrote: Oh my......It's so well done that I've been fooled like a newbie. Congrats ! Can't wait you tell us how it plays.

High praise, my friend.  Thanks. 

Well my blade still need a coat of sealer tomorrow, so it's not a finished product...

zheyi wrote: I wonder how this hk clone will play if transform to a cpen.. cpen can use the same color handle?

As far as I understand, Ross didn't do the HK clone himself. It is an original HK on which he put a new handle. Am I right ?

I believe that Ross uses only wood veneers at this time.