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10-05-2010, 07:48 PM #1Senior Member
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Leather scales?
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Leather scales? Has anyone seen leather scales before? Think they are original to the razor?
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10-05-2010, 07:51 PM #2what Dad calls me
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They are rare, but I have seen them first hand, it looks as if you may need to have those replaced.
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10-05-2010, 07:59 PM #3Senior Member
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Yeah, I may see if I can make a set of one piece scales out of oak or something. Ones that could have come on it to begin with, that way I can put the leather up for posterity.
This is the first I'd heard of leather scales and I wanted a John Barber so I pulled the trigger.
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10-05-2010, 08:03 PM #4This is not my actual head.
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I have a razor with leather scales. It looks like those may have gotten wet, or something. The one I have looks more like the flat rubber scales that you see on some old razors.
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10-05-2010, 08:41 PM #5Senior Member
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Nice old timer, congratulations! I have never seen leather scales before. Looks like they went through the same process leather luggage used to, for stiffening and toughening of steamer trunks, etc.
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10-05-2010, 09:01 PM #6Senior Member
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I've never seen leather scales before but, having seen a Brooks leather bycicle saddle and just how stiff it is... I think that may be possible.
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10-15-2010, 07:23 PM #7Senior Member
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I like the look. I like it a lot.
Perhaps a home made leather+(linen || graphite || fiber glass) micarta
if you are making replacements.
Fit the razor with some temporary scales, hone it up and
see how it shaves.
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