Thread: La Silberstahl rescale, my first go at horn

A few days ago, or actually yesterday, I got a big cow horn in the mail (http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...-now-what.html). Lacking the means of flattening it, I decided I'd just go ahead and see if I could get flat enough parts from it and make some scales. I'm happy to say it worked and not half as bad as I feared Also, the smell wasn't so bad, fortunately. I'll be having some fun with the rest of that horn.

This La Silberstahl is one of my favourite shavers. I got it about half a year ago for €10 in bad shape and rescaled it in ebony. Those scales cracked and they didn't allow the razor to open and close well anyway, so I decided to unpin them and give this beautiful blade more appropriate scales.

I was stupid enough to try rescaling without dulling the blade and it worked. I guess I haven't had enough accidents yet to generate a sense of self-preservation, believing that at 23 I'm still made of rubber and magic and will heal anyway. Still, I would advise anyone to dull a razor well when working on it.

Pinning is NiAg, domed SS washers and my current favourite, a thin ebony wedge. There are a few flaws, but I tried not to let them show in the pics









Thanks for watching!