Thank you Peter!
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Thank you Peter!
By the way I compared it with my other aluminum scaled razors yesterday and now I'm sure they are absolutely not aluminum. Compared to aluminum they are more grayish, smooth and noticeably heavier. I think they are medical grade stainless steel. Doesn't matter that much tho, I'm thinking of replacing them either with black horn or some burlwood scales. Or maybe snakewood, snakewood's appearance ofter goes well with french straights' elegance.
What do you think?
Well (stainless) steel would fit since it was used for medical instruments as scales. Also the typical chirugical razors i.e. from Aesculap have been mounted in stainless steel scales because of the antibacterial effect. Stainless steel was used for razors and scales somewhat after 1910. So that would also fit to the timeframe of your razor imho.
As for the scales I would also tend to horn since this matches somehow the history of these old razors better than maybe a snakewood.
Regards Peter
If those are the original scales, in good condition -- and they seem to be, on both counts -- I'd leave 'em (and leave new scales for "naked" blades). Just MHO... YMMV.
Well It's gonna be either black horn or bone then. I rarely keep the original scales as I feel myself a renovator rather than a true restorer unless it's a very particular razor. Also since I'm a luthier I love working with exotic woods for scales. Never worked with bone before tho. I have some thoughs on my mind, I'll share the finished photos here when it's ready.
Of course!