I used fromjapan a lot until de minimus went away. Well I’m getting back into buying watches direct from Japan, but I keep seeing horror stories of insane duty-brokerage charges. Do all shipping options on fromjapan have this issue? Would I get a different outcome if I switch to Zenmarket? Thank you!
A tribute to America’s pastime ⚾️
- Dial made with dirt from my local baseball field, hand applied indices using GS Hypo glue
- Hands from AliEx
- Case is SNKP27
Could get enough clearance for seconds hand
Above: Delemont Evo S13 x Duct Tape - 7.5mm thick (not incl. lock nor screwdriver)
below: 91mm Camper with OEM plus scales (Pen baby!!) - 16.9mm thick
Hello,
I am trying to make a dedicated whittling SAK that is as thin as possible. Tools that I need are small knife, big knife, and saw. Awl would be nice too.
I don't want to bother with putting together a custom set of tools, after researching it it sounds pretty difficult.
Instead I intend to use a Evo Junior 09 and sharpen the NAIL FILE into a blade! (also will reprofile the big blade)
Has anyone ever sharpened the nail file into a knife? Any reason it WOULDN'T work? I'm just assuming it's the same steel as the small blade, so should sharpen like normal?
Sorry if this question has already been asked -- I've googled this a bunch and have not found anything (though it's hard to search for, the results are all about using a nail file to sharpen a blade)
- NH70 “open heart” movement
- Spaceship case from AndoAndoando / SHM creations
- random nh70 28.5mm dial dial from aliexpress I stripped down to the brass and repainted
- hands are Breguet hands from Lucius Atelier
- Bracelet I got from Japan, not certain of manufacturer (maruman I think), seemed vintage. I would call it beads of rice-that’s-gone-a-bit-funky.
Dial paint is ILNP “Deep Space” nail polish, with a 2 long bar magnets positioned over the dial just after painting, then sealed with Krylon Crystal Clear. Lots of color shifting based off of angle.
I wanna give my thanks to the mad scientists in this sub.
I build watches and had a spaceshippy case, and waned a cosmic magnet-paint dial.
This sub was really helpful in figuring out how to do it.
To be honest I experimented a lot and was trying to get more of a velvet effect but just never managed to make it happen (perhaps a 5D spinner and some U-magnets would’ve done it?), so settled for something a bit more straightforward.
This was very time consuming, I cannot believe you all do this on 10 fingers with multiple layers. You are all badasses!
Thanks again!!
- 2x layer ILNP Deep space
- Magnetized via two bar magnets about half an inch above the dial, with the long narrow side facing down
- Top coat is 1x sally hansen red-bottle topcoat, then 2x layers of Krylon Crystal clear
This is a Classic variant that was available on Hodinkee, a prominent online watch publication. It has a springbar tool for changing straps in place of the nail file. Figured I’d post as I had not seen it on this sub.
This is actually my first and currently only SAK, I carry it whenever I wear pants with the little fifth pocket. I’ve used the spring bar tool once in the last 6 months, but the knife and scissors sure have come in handy!
Currently making my way down the SAK-rabbit hole, I see how it can be addicting with all the variants and rarities, plus they are useful and also cheap. I have an Evo S101 in the mail, hoping that fits in the fifth pocket comfortably and maybe gets me into whittling? (We’ll see…I am a bit delusional when it comes to acquiring new hobbies)