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09-28-2016, 08:42 PM #1Senior Member
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the scales of shaving
I have tried to find an answers: why are scales called scales and not Handel or Sheith?
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Because they are scales, or because that's what we want to call them. Tc
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All language has diverse roots. The true origin of the term for razor scales is muddy . This may give some insight, however. Notice the recurring terms such as split,cleave,husk,pod,and shell are far more descriptive of razor scales,than handle or sheath.
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TC your answer makes me smile.
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It's not just on razors. Knife handles are called scales also.
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If there is no one in the woods to hear a scale called a scale, is it still a scale?
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I realized that after posting
Originally Posted by Wayne1963
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09-29-2016, 02:09 AM #8Senior Member
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No, thsn its "Phrank" Originally Posted by Wayne1963
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Because from the beginning man spoke in one syllable words(grunts),,, handles has two syllables and every time a Caveman wanted a knife made , none of the Caveman knife makers understood what the &%$# their customers were asking for when they grunted twice.
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09-29-2016, 01:44 PM #10Senior Member
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Soo,make me a Hirlau (don't know want I'm getting, ) Originally Posted by Hirlau
Because from the beginning man spoke in one syllable words(grunts),,, handles has two syllables and every time a Caveman wanted a knife made , none of the Caveman knife makers understood what the &%$# their customers were asking for when they grunted twice.
why Can't we just hsve a simple "whoever is always right" sign, life would be so much easier
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