Thread: New from south Mississippi

Yeah you'll definitely have a better idea what you want before spending on a really good razor. I've never handled one of them myself so I couldn't comment on whether the scales are more flexible than other razors. Shouldn't matter tho, they're only there to protect the edge when you put it away.

The scales look like carbon fiber, if you squint and have water in your eyes. They are flexible enough that if you don't handle the razor very gently when closing the edge will hit the edge of the handle scales. Not bad for what I paid for it, but I know there's better out there.

Ok yeah that's the look I saw last night when I looked one up to refresh my memory. I couldn't believe how many clichés were in the product description! That's a lot more flexible than I'd imagined too. You shouldn't have to be so careful closing it. I guess I'm spoiled & only having to make sure I don't slam my razors closed.

If you don't mind spending the extra effort on the gold dollar, and you're up for the challenge, you could try putting a different set of scales on it. There are some good articles on that here and it's a skill you'll want a little practice on before scaling your prototype, assuming you're happy with it after hardening & tempering.

Welcome...sometimes just jumping into the deep end is the way to go.

The best part of the description was "shave ready", now that was just funny, in hind sight anyway.

I'll probably leave them alone for now, got a show this weekend I'm getting ready for and it shouldn't be too difficult to make scales and a wedge. I understand natural material was and is used, but I'm thinking I'll stick with G10 and mycarta for now, maybe stabilized wood and antler later.

Natural materials are traditional, but synthetics are fairly common as well.