Thread: Barber's Pet 5/8 in BONE!

This blade was the customer's grandfathers. I don't think he is an SRP member. He requested the blade to only be polished, and the scales replaced with bone.

This was my first attempt at Bone scales. STINK. STINKY. STINK. My wife hates me! My neighbors probably too! Its that stinky.

Unbleached Cow bone, White acrylic spacer, brass inner washers, SS outter washers, 1/16" Nickel Silver rod.

Before:





After:



You can see some pitting remains. I wasn't paid to remove it I was able to find a good bevel, and it honed up fantastic. I had a shave with it...





few more pics coming

Here is what the bone looked like when I started (its the unbleached one on the left)



And a few progress pics. Finding flat slabs is VERY difficult.

Those scales are beautiful! Great work. Hopefully he'll appreciate what you went through for him!
I've got a Barbers Pet, patiently awaiting scales too.

Nicely done Brad !!

Doesn't it just kill you to have to stop polishing when you know you have a winner in yer hands?????

Great job.Nice scales.Turned out beautiful.Thanks for the extra pics.Interesting to see.

Nice work! Looks like it was a fun project.

Mac

Very nicely done Brad! I was thinking of going this route for a rescale. If I do I guess I should have at it before it gets too cold in my shop so I can keep the doors and windows open. It will probably drive the dogs nuts. They like stinky stuff ya know. At least they haven't rolled in poop or gotten sprayed by a skunk yet this summer. Stinky dead fish is another of their favorite roll on stuff.

Nice job. Hope you had your dust mask on
Don't know how deep that edge pitting goes but maybe just as well to not tempt fate.

Thats inspiring work there Brad, I definately want to try the bone scales myself. Did you just get a big bone from the butcher and let it dry out, or is it more complicated than that?
Grant

I used a bone from a pet shop, meant for dogs. They are pre-cooked, and therefore dried out, I had no issues at all with it, I highly recommend it -- just pick out your bone CAREFULLY... u want as many flat surfaces as possible.