Thread: Looking for Ivory scales

Originally Posted by WW243

Sorry Ed, sloppy reading on my part...brother scag was the OP.

No worries bill, I thought it was some esoteric reference that completely bypassed me in my current state of befuddlement.

Originally Posted by llalm

Another hint is to look for titles under "Natural Scales", since ivory is censored.
Or sometimes the seller don't even realize they have ivory scales in the first place, and you can snatch a score.
Now, everybody start running off to the bidding wars on the bay!

I actually look at ones that say "natural scales" as well because they will either be Ivory or bone.

Originally Posted by FAL

E46 Brother, I was ribbing you and there is enough Ivory out there to supply all the scales for razors you could ever want, I really do want to help you guys find some material for your project razors. Baleen from whale, oh man would it look killer on an Old WB or some of the modifieds you guys do for fun.

I am a do it your self guy, yeah, Hahaha, it has cost me more to do it myself, but the learning is worth it in most cases.

Truth is a set of Corian Ivory tint scales done right , one would not know they were not ivory.

It's all good. I'm not a hater or anything like that. Thank you for your understanding. I like to help others out whenever I can.

hi!
a 32 Heljestrand should have ivory scales, i will see on our ebay in sweden if i can find some for you, for 3 hours later was some swedish razor with bad blade and ivory scales for 9 dollar but nobodey did bid it, i will see if the owner will put it for sell again.

Originally Posted by llalm

Another hint is to look for titles under "Natural Scales", since ivory is censored.
Or sometimes the seller don't even realize they have ivory scales in the first place, and you can snatch a score.
Now, everybody start running off to the bidding wars on the bay!

emmo;
hi!
a 32 Heljestrand should have ivory scales, i will see on our ebay in sweden if i can find some for you, for 3 hours later was some swedish razor with bad blade and ivory scales for 9 dollar but nobodey did bid it, i will see if the owner will put it for sell again.


That would solve the problem for our member here. I hope you can get it for him!

Originally Posted by engine46

emmo;
hi!
a 32 Heljestrand should have ivory scales, i will see on our ebay in sweden if i can find some for you, for 3 hours later was some swedish razor with bad blade and ivory scales for 9 dollar but nobodey did bid it, i will see if the owner will put it for sell again.


That would solve the problem for our member here. I hope you can get it for him!

of course i will help, i got so much help from this forum, i have contact the owner to buy it directly from him, we will see

Originally Posted by jemmo

hi!
a 32 Heljestrand should have ivory scales, i will see on our ebay in sweden if i can find some for you, for 3 hours later was some swedish razor with bad blade and ivory scales for 9 dollar but nobodey did bid it, i will see if the owner will put it for sell again.

nice collection of ivory u have there

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Making scales out of Baleen would be near impossible.Ivory is Ivory,compairing substitutes to Ivory is like a cubic zirc to a Diamond.
To the O.P,is still plenty of real Ivory to be had in the u.s,You just have to find it

Oh man.. I had planned on making baleen scales. Thought it had been done.. ? I've seen other things made from baleen which lead me to believe it was indeed possible if not done already.
Why would it not work? I don't have experience with it or the knowledge necessary to make a statement either way..

Originally Posted by MikeT

Oh man.. I had planned on making baleen scales. Thought it had been done.. ? I've seen other things made from baleen which lead me to believe it was indeed possible if not done already.
Why would it not work? I don't have experience with it or the knowledge necessary to make a statement either way..

Ebay had a set of baleen scales on an old french Wedge, two razors sold as lot, they were thought to be Horn, Not so as I recognized the baleen right away, so yes it has been done, many times over. Lots of Alaskan baleen and walrus ivory on old straights up there.

Pixelfixed, have you ever worked baleen? I tried to find a baleen substitute, that is hard to do as black lexan polishes like it but does Not have the chatoyance nor the Strength of baleen, wish I had a chunk here to photo for you guys.

Jemmo, have you ever been on the Ramanon knife site? There was a Gemmo there? He is from Sweden too.

Originally Posted by FAL

Ebay had a set of baleen scales on an old french Wedge, two razors sold as lot, they were thought to be Horn, Not so as I recognized the baleen right away, so yes it has been done, many times over. Lots of Alaskan baleen and walrus ivory on old straights up there.

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I have a remeau sens yonne that the scales seemed to be based on pictures to be baleen. They had broke at pivot. Gonna rescale it its an 8/8 rattler grind, a beauty. Anyway, they were the most flexible natural scale material I've ever seen. So I assumed...
I forgot about it. This thread reminded me.
If anyone can elaborate I'd be grateful.
Remember reading that it was plastic before we had plastic...

Originally Posted by MikeT

I have a remeau sens yonne that the scales seemed to be based on pictures to be baleen. They had broke at pivot. Gonna rescale it its an 8/8 rattler grind, a beauty. Anyway, they were the most flexible natural scale material I've ever seen. So I assumed...
I forgot about it. This thread reminded me.
If anyone can elaborate I'd be grateful.
Remember reading that it was plastic before we had plastic...

When I get some baleen I'll send out some simple blank rectangles for you guys to play with, yes Mike, it is some very tough stuff and yet easy to work, very similar to horn.