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    Default Rescale with Koa

    I have been shaving with this Morris "Collegiate" made in Solingen. Hopefully I didn't ruin a collector's item. It is a good shaver, but I didn't like the cheesy plastic scales, so I made some new scales out of Koa and made the wedge out of ebony.
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    Where did you get the Koa I am having a heck of a time getting some Please any link would be greatly appreciated by me and the poor guy waiting on his razor

    Beautiful work !!!!

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    That's a lovely job! It looks great now. I'd have been tempted to keep the three pins though, but it looks fine without.

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    Glen,

    Here's a couple of Koa links:

    Hawaiian Hardwoods Direct

    eBay -Curly Koa

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    Ty Chris:
    But as we have come to find out, SRP rocks!!!!!!
    and Oso is sending me enough to make the scales....

    I swear if only real life was as great as this forum is .......

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    Gorgeous piece of timber. Wish I could see it live.
    “The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”

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    The razor has beatiful lines, the workmanship looks flawless.

    The wood and the finish you used really make the wood shimmer.

    Great work!!

    Charlie

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    Thanks for the comments, input and encouragement. I make knives, but this was my first stab at making scales. I am now very excited about doing some more and getting into restoration of blades.

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