Thread: Thin like ivory? Wade & Butchers

ok so these look like ivory to me any thoughts gents ... no word from seller yet on ivory, more/better pics, and cracks....




jim

Looks like Ivory

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Looks like Ivory

1+. With collars! Is the wedge end pinned with collars too?

I am betting on ivory.

Looks like ivory to me as well. To fine grains for bone, if you heat a needle and pressit against the inside of the scales you should get a scent similar to what you feel when at the dentist and drilling in a tooth ...

Pls do not burn anything,post some more pics when you get them.The collars mean nothing.

i was thinking the ivory was a real possibility but without pictures of the spacer end or some communication with the seller not sure if i want to bid anyone need the item number.... 290971713859


burning is out of the question... i lick ivory after it has been cleaned and look at it under magnification

That crime!
Smile blades with the cutting edge straightened....

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Pls do not burn anything,post some more pics when you get them.The collars mean nothing.

Agreed on the hot pin. also agreed on the collars, unless the bottom is pinned collarless! That would indicate they had been repinned, possibly replacements using collars to repin the top! Either way, I think ivory!

People need to get over this Ivory fetish,Even today Ivory is not rare.Ivory may not be the best material for scales IMO.
Ivory is nice stuff,but it is hard to work with and hard to maintain long term.
Ivory is hygroscopic,small changes in humidity can destroy it,Thats why 75% of Ivory scales are cracked because they have not been maintained properly.
Ivory moves alot,it cracks, it warps, it swells.I have taken mesurements and can tell you Ivory can move as much as .004 in two days going from a humidty change of 25% to 80%.
To me a fine set of perfect,orig, horn scales are far nicer than any Ivory scales.
Collars,wedges,thickness,a rough finish on the inside mean nothing,Ivory is Ivory,are the scales orig to the razor?? is no way to tell with vintage blades and old ivory.I have sold alot of Ivory,to people that rescale Hejis,mostly 32s,than they sell them for big bux.is so easy to tell a re-scale but people still buy them.
On the topic of repairing cracked Ivory scales.if on the wedge end,is usually no issue,if on the pivot? forget it,you cannot repair it.
Have ranted at lenth,mostly OT,sorry,bedtime now