Blocks: wood, card or 3D resin?

[tkay11]

That’s really excellent, George. Thanks very much for the diligent and accurate work! Very helpful indeed.

 

I’m just getting my head round stropping the 2mm (1.8mm) blocks; the grooves are a bit shallow to prevent slipping but they are correct and consistent in size, and as it is quite possible to strop them I prefer them to my own rather rough attempts.

 

All the same I appreciate and agree with the comments about being thoughtful concerning what is pleasing for each modeller. I’m not a fanatic about accuracy in size, but having consistency is pleasing.

 

Tony

[oakheart]

On 5/21/2024 at 4:41 PM, georgeband said:

I have to commend Modelnet for rapid delivery of some Seahorse 3D printed blocks

I would have to second that, I too have just received some Seahorse 5mm single blocks from Modelnet and they are really very good. 

 

I have painted mine to look more like boxwood.

Thanks for the recommendation George.

Don't you just love this place, where else could you find all of the information we have access to.

 

Tim

 

 

[oakheart]

On 6/1/2024 at 12:42 PM, tkay11 said:

I’m just getting my head round stropping the 2mm (1.8mm) blocks; the grooves are a bit shallow

Hi Tony
I had to file a shallow groove top and bottom on my 5mm single blocks to make it work well

 

after much searching I am going to use these on my "Speedy"

 

Tim

 

 

[wefalck]

... try also a fake splice on the strop with some serving using e.g. fly-tying thread. A worthwhile exercise.

 

I don't know anything about these commercial blocks, but milling grooves for the strops would be a rather difficult and costly operation. Leaving the blocks without gives the purchaser also the option of using them for metal-stropped or internally stropped blocks. Filing a groove with a very thin (1 mm) jewellers needle file is not difficult.