Thread: Tuckmar in birdseye maple acrylic

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Yup, they were shiny, and like brandy-new.

Then I hit them up with acetone to get the Tuckmar emblem off, and now they look like they've been slimed by blood from one of the Alien movies!

What's so "traditional" about a set of faux ivory plastic scales?

It's the skin that the razor was born in and as far as the condition of the scales, they were an exceptional specimen.

Don't get me wrong, your scales are very very nice and I especially like how you did the spacer. I was just expecting to see some cracked, damaged or unrepairable original scales.

Chris L

Originally Posted by ChrisL

It's the skin that the razor was born in and as far as the condition of the scales, they were an exceptional specimen.

Don't get me wrong, your scales are very very nice and I especially like how you did the spacer. I was just expecting to see some cracked, damaged or unrepairable original scales.

Chris L

I understand.

I considered leaving them as-is, but I really don't care for white scales. They bum me out. They are the same scales as the Dovo Renaissance comes in, except this one had the third pin.

Major improvement! Love the spacer color!

some of your best work! how do you layer the wood with the shiny top or is that the finish built up sanded etc.?? how come a screw instead of a pin, can you adjust the tension?

Nice job ! Like the timber acrylic. Keeps the traditional feel very nicely... & then some.
Faux timber celluloid was popular once but this takes it a step further

NO dremel work?!?!

Originally Posted by olafurson

NO dremel work?!?!

I thought I'd restrain myself to appease the Traditionalists.

Yet I managed to still step on some toes by ditching the original scales. (just kidding ChrisL!)

Originally Posted by Big Red

some of your best work! how do you layer the wood with the shiny top or is that the finish built up sanded etc.?? how come a screw instead of a pin, can you adjust the tension?

I laminate the wood veneer to the acrylic. I find it gives a very nice deep look to the wood.

Yes, I use the screw for adjustable tension, as well as being able to mix and match scales if I so choose. That doesn't happen very often, but sometimes I've changed scales on my razors until I find the "right" one for that razor. Some scales I can do "pinless" at the wedge, like this one (I like the pinless look), depending on the materials I'm using, others need the screw there too.