[cannonfodder]

I go to bed and look what happens. Some quick replies…

Originally Posted by Doc

can you post a pic of the suspension set up?

Yes I can but it will have to wait until later today when I get home.

Originally Posted by jscott

how hard is it to drill your holes in the wood after they are sealed up?

Originally Posted by jscott

also, what type of epoxy/hardener are you using? can you post a link to it please

It is harder than wood alone, but not like drilling steel. A drill press and sharp bit will cut through it without a problem. I don’t know that I would try a hand drill. The finish is relatively slick so the bit may want to dance around if you use a hand drill.

The resin itself, you can get it at any wood working store, even Lows carries it (or use to). I used a high gloss furniture resin.

Originally Posted by mike_ratliff

does pinning mar the finish like it can on Ca finished scales?

I will let you know next week when I pin my first set. I am new to razor scales but not wood. I have my kitchen table finished with the same epoxy, two years of family use and it looks nearly as good as the day I poured the finish. There is a reason they finish restaurant tables with epoxy. Water proof, easy to pour, sandable and hard to mar. You can quite literally hit a reason finished board with a hammer, hard, with little more than a light scuff from the rough hammer head. I would suspect that you would not mar the finish with the light tapping that pinning requires.