Thread: Custom Scales For Commercial/Refurbished Blade?

Sound advice, squire.

Regarding the classified ads, is there some system for feedback / ratings?

This is also a possibility.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...e-project.html

Just an idea.
Thanks
Tim

Yeah, I definitely like where that is going! Smart work, I will definitely keep it in mind.

Originally Posted by Arrowhead

This is an interesting thread,
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This looks to me to be a three part process: 1) get the scale blanks made, 2) pass them on for carving, then 3) return them to a razor man for fitting. Part 3 isn't as trivial as it might appear - with some blades it will call for a good deal of lateral thinking.
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I think this sounds like a really interesting and worthwhile project. The trick will be to find the right people to bring it together.

One important detail is that the pivot and rivet locations are best
known in advance so the carver can include them in the design.
This adds a sub-step to prefit the pins into the scale design. Clearly
you do not want to drill the scales and dig a hole into the design.

What you have stated as a goal is way harder than it might
appear to be. Knowledgeable folks like gssixgun -- are being
oh so polite in this thread.

You need an expert or a plan and budget that permits
experimentation. A set of scales with a hundred
hours of carving by someone unaware of the stresses,
tensions and use as razor scales could split or crack in a
sad bad way while being installed or a year later in use.

And you will need a fine matching carved storage box for the razor
and its friends.