Chaize Maillot re-scale

Finished up this Chaize Maillot re-scale with ebony and ivory. The Gabon ebony was not so easy to work with. With this thin profile it becomes quite brittle and does not allow much flexing.

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The Gabon ebony takes a nice finish, inside of scales are high polish. Wedge needs less taper so not to flex scales too much.
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Don’t ask how I know…. Doubt I’ll be using Gabon ebony for scales anymore, need to find some nice honey horn. Now to hone up and test shave..
MIke

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Nice work, Mike-Too bad about the crack. I've got a Fox Cutlery in the same wood. I left mine a little thicker, so far no crack. I love horn too, though it has it's own idiosyncrasies as you know.