Thread: Are these ivory scales, or something else?

Originally Posted by Hirlau

No Jimmy,,,, this gave you character.

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Bet the safety inspector approved everything going on here.

Even still, I ask the inspector when we set wooden roof trusses, what would you like me to tie off to? A helicopter?

Looks like ivory to me but if you need the conformation you can try a hot pin and seen if it melts. Ivory will laugh at your attempt. Bone would burn. French ivory would melt.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Ivory.....

The thinness, colarless pinning, sheen and grain pattern all together scream ivory.

Newb question: why is ivory pinned without collars? Is this a functional or aesthetic thing?

Well, most probably more for style and because Ivory is such a tough material, you don’t need the collar, it is a much cleaner look.

Notice how thin your scales are, you will never see plastic, horn or wood scales that thin.

Which is why you find Ivory on the better razors, where a little more time was spent putting them together. A lot may have been the weight and balance issue, as well as aesthetics. They really did put a lot more thought into making things then, than we give them credit for. Time was not the issue it is today. Which is why on quality razors, it is hard to improve on a scale design over the originals. They were/are functional and pleasing to the eye.

Here’s an interesting post from Zack, on his excellent site “The Shivering Beggar”, great photography, on pins and collars.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Bet the safety inspector approved everything going on here.

Even still, I ask the inspector when we set wooden roof trusses, what would you like me to tie off to? A helicopter?

Well, since you brought it up .......... connectors (what those guys are) didn't tie off back in those days, because they had to have freedom of movement. The fellow in the green shirt, Neil Monahan, was one of the three best connectors I ever saw in 20+ years of ironworking. I saw him fall 85 feet to his death on that job on Sept 20 1972.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Well, since you brought it up .......... connectors (what those guys are) didn't tie off back in those days, because they had to have freedom of movement. The fellow in the green shirt, Neil Monahan, was one of the three best connectors I ever saw in 20+ years of ironworking. I saw him fall 85 feet to his death on that job on Sept 20 1972.

Wow, that would have been scary and very sad..... I think I'll tie off.