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    Guys,
    I bought on the Bay a Celebrated, it was my first W&B, cleaned it, it looks not so bad, but a small crack close to the pivot pin collapsed and the picture below show the result, do not thing the scale were the original ones, but any recommendation where i could find some nice scale to replace this?

    Thanks for helping.
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    There are many sources but what I know of is in North America. Not sure about sources on mainland Europe. It also depends on what material you intend to use. Personally I like horn which would be period correct but there are many others. For ideas you can look at Maggard's for one.
    https://maggardrazors.com/search?q=scales

    They have a wide selection of premade scale and raw materials to make your own.

    There is also Griffith's Shaving Goods.
    https://www.griffithshavinggoods.com...oduct&q=Scales

    They also have both premade scales and blanks.

    Another source I use for horn and bone is guitar parts and more.
    https://guitarpartsandmore.com/

    They only have materials though so that would apply only if you want to make your own.

    Of course these are all in North America as stated but perhaps they ship overseas. You can also find razor blanks and scale material on EBay.
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    Superglue pieces back together. File two grooves on inside of scales and insert pieces of straight pins. Cover area with superglue. Sand smooth after dry.

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    Try ETSY. There are European vendors that sell pre-made horn scales that should fit your W&B.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bouschie View Post
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    Superglue pieces back together. File two grooves on inside of scales and insert pieces of straight pins. Cover area with superglue. Sand smooth after dry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulFLUS View Post
    There are many sources but what I know of is in North America. Not sure about sources on mainland Europe. It also depends on what material you intend to use. Personally I like horn which would be period correct but there are many others. For ideas you can look at Maggard's for one.
    https://maggardrazors.com/search?q=scales

    They have a wide selection of premade scale and raw materials to make your own.

    There is also Griffith's Shaving Goods.
    https://www.griffithshavinggoods.com...oduct&q=Scales

    They also have both premade scales and blanks.

    Another source I use for horn and bone is guitar parts and more.
    https://guitarpartsandmore.com/

    They only have materials though so that would apply only if you want to make your own.

    Of course these are all in North America as stated but perhaps they ship overseas. You can also find razor blanks and scale material on EBay.
    One question, do you think this scales are its original ones? Or should i looks for the ones a bit wider?

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    Hard to say. They look like bakelite. If they are then no, they wouldn't be. That razor appears to be from the 1850s-1870s. Bakelite was first used shortly after 1900. I forget the exact year. Most likely they were originally horn. However, they could have been celluloid but if they were it is likely those would already have degraded and been replaced.

    As bouschie shows they can be repaired although that repair is much easier with celluloid than bakelite. In my experience bakelite does not accept glue well. I have done it with the pins like he shows but have also had that repair fail near the pivot hole.
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    Superglue pieces back together. File two grooves on inside of scales and insert pieces of straight pins. Cover area with superglue. Sand smooth after dry.
    If you do attempt this repair, and should they turn out to be bakelite I recommend using epoxy instead. I have not had good luck getting CA (superglue) to hold with bakelite at all.
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