Thread: I don't like these scales, looking for creative ideas.

http://i615.photobucket.com/albums/t...rs/ern2-01.jpg

Their plain and plastic and they're bothering me.

Or maybe the scale addiction disorder is setting in...

Either case... I was originally thinking faux tortoise shell. But then I got two razors with great faux tortoise and now my faux tortoise shell desire has faded. Then I started thinking paua/abalone. But that seemed a little ostentatious for this razor. And expensive. And now I'm out of ideas.

How about a light, patterned wood like tiger maple? The frosted look to the etching, etc seems to call for a light colored scale.

You could try some light coloured horn, but I hate to see anybody in such obvious distress, so the only other suggestion I can make is send the razor to me and I will give it a loving home

Personally, i like the pale colour, so i'd stick with something similar. Light horn, as ragnost suggested, ivory from a reclaimed set, bone, go crazy & use mammoth ivory, or if it has to be wood, i'd go with olive.

A nicely grained wood, perhaps, like snakewood?

I agree on the blond horn.

Yeah, I'd use a nice piece of figured maple, either a tiger (flame/curly) or a piece with really fine quilting... other than that, probably a light colored natural material such as bone or horn.

Leighton look at this stuff

http://straightrazorpalace.com/galle...nd-scales.html

The spalted Tamarind is a PITA to work but it is light colored and weighted so it should work well with that blade....

I believe I have enough to do another set or two, if you want to make them yourself I will be glad to send you the blanks, or if you want me to make them drop me a pm...

PS; Requires a respirator because of the spalted wood

Get some red acrylic. Soak the Solingen off with some acetone (nail polish remover), make new scales out of the red acrylic, stick the Solingen on the new scales, re-pin, and enjoy.

Or send it to me, and I'll do it.

Mammoth Ivory with the Solingen inlaid.

That would be pretty.