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07-03-2017, 04:27 AM #11Senior Member
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08-03-2017, 04:49 PM #12Senior Member
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That is a nice Greaves. It polished-up pretty nice. Are those scales original? I have one from around 1816 and it is a near-wedge and right at 1". One of the original bone scales is broken. I guess I'll replace them with something really nice, like Paua abalone or something similar.
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08-03-2017, 04:51 PM #13KN4HJP
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"The scales are faux tortoise made from a polyester material. They more closely resemble the dyed horn scales the Sheffield makers were so fond of using. The scales are thin at .110. Flat and fairly straight with a bevel around the edges as commonly found from this time period."
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08-11-2017, 02:41 AM #14Senior Member
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OMG i love it. One hell of a razor.
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08-13-2017, 09:48 PM #15Captain ARAD.
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Great job!
How is that polyester fake tortoise to work with? I keep being tempted to buy some to play with, and never get around to it. It looks good!-Zak Jarvis. Writer. Artist. Bon vivant.
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08-14-2017, 01:56 AM #16
Another beauty!
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08-14-2017, 10:16 AM #17Senior Member
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It tends to be soft but stiff enough for good scales. The company that makes this for Masecraft changes the pattern some with each lot. Some does not look good as a tortoise copy and it does not look like what they show as a picture on their website. You should call them before ordering.
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08-14-2017, 10:28 AM #18Senior Member
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Fantastic work, that is really nice.
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08-14-2017, 07:32 PM #19Captain ARAD.
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Looks like Masecraft doesn't currently have any. It's been so long since I was looking at it, I don't remember if it was the stuff they sell/sold or not. I recall there was a specialized vendor that did just imitation tortoise shell. Originally Posted by karlej
Doing a quick search, I found this stuff which I'm a little tempted to try:
https://www.inventables.com/technolo...-shell-acrylic-Zak Jarvis. Writer. Artist. Bon vivant.
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