Thread: Trying to identify theses scales

I can across this razor over the weekend...At the time I was not familiar with the Tuckmar name....seems everyone has good things to say about them. The key interest for me was the scales,never seen any like this , so for $12.00 hey why not! Any Ideas? They feel soft kinda like hardbound leather.
Thanks,Pete.

Probably worn horn.

Soak it in neatsfoot oil..

It looks like pressed leather to me. I've never tried salvaging a set, but as Wintchase mentioned, soaking in oil may help.

Originally Posted by HNSB

It looks like pressed leather to me. I've never tried salvaging a set, but as Wintchase mentioned, soaking in oil may help.

Looks like pressed leather to me, too.

I don't know if oil would help or hurt.

They are leather, just removed a set off a Herters razor 2 days ago..

Neets might work, or it might soften them too much. and they will lose their form ... I have never tried myself..

And yes Tuckmar's are awesome shavers


Let us know what happens and how much you use etc:

Yep they're leather alright... Thank you all for the kind replies . I decided to send it to Bob Keyes and have him do his magic. I going to have hit rescaled ,but going to retain the scales maybe for some future project or just to keep them around for a historical prospective. And I full intend to enjoy this razor.

Shave On !

i feel like I've missed something here -- what's wrong with the scales? There's not enough info in the pics for me to see problems. In fact, what little I can see looks to be in very good shape. Leather like this was probably hot-pressed together with something like hide adhesives. Your razor can only be original once, be sure of what you want before you pull it apart. Just sayin'.

Originally Posted by stimpy52

i feel like I've missed something here -- what's wrong with the scales?

They'll probably be very slippery and smelling of neatsfoot oil by now.

Thanks for the vote of confidence......Just because I wasn't sure of the material you imply I have ruined them....I have a brain thank you..

I'm going to save the scales..but not use them just yet. I have a pretty good idea of what I want ...that's why I'm holding onto them. remember i bought that razor because of the scales.....Finding out that a Tuckmar is great razor was the Bonus.