Thread: My first scales.............

Hi Guys!
i did my first scales today, i am so happy, it makes of wood, do i have to polish them ?, or can i polish them?
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Those look very good. What type of wood is it? And most importantly, what razor is it. Most use CA or more commonly known as "Super Glue" to seal and protect the wood and usually finishing with some sort of coating for a high shine.

Looking good.

Rich

Yes sir, looking good. Did you seal the wood so it won't take water in ?

Bob

Originally Posted by guitstik

Those look very good. What type of wood is it? And most importantly, what razor is it. Most use CA or more commonly known as "Super Glue" to seal and protect the wood and usually finishing with some sort of coating for a high shine.

thanks man, thats why i did not pine them, i do not know what i have to do to protect them against example water, the Razor i from France, Etoile, i cleaned and polish it, the wood is EXOTIC WOOD LUMBER.

Originally Posted by BobH

Yes sir, looking good. Did you seal the wood so it won't take water in ?

Bob

Thanks man, what you mean SEAL it, you know i am beginner .....

Seal is more commonly known as varnish. Something like Minwax or equivalent is used for household wood like floors and decks. Cyanoacrylate is a good sealer from what these guys are saying and you can get good versions from your local hobby store.

*** you just need to coat the wood and smooth it out to keep water out

A waxed finish is fine,in reality your scales should never get wet.

Looks a bit like silky oak wood
The easiest seal would be a tung oil or bees wax type of polish maybe, make sure you get a realy good coating on the inside of the scales before pinning is a must to make it easier to maintain