Thread: Scale Material

Gentlemen,

Does anyone know a good source for horn or bone scale material? I am in the process of restoring a couple of straight razors and am looking for a good source of buffalo horn scales, preferably blonde or honey. The knife making websites typically list scales that are no larger than 5 inches.

Thanks for the help

Masecraft has been mentioned by many. They only list 5" pieces, but apparently you can contact them and they will sort you out.

Masecraft supply: Masecraft Supply for knife making supplies, inlay materials, pool cue and pen making supplies.

I also recently obtained some off the bay in black. Just watch the length as anything shorter than 6" is useless for us.

Originally Posted by str8fencer

Masecraft has been mentioned by many. They only list 5" pieces, but apparently you can contact them and they will sort you out.

You don't have to call unless you want to. The 6" is listed on their horn page about 3/4 if the way down - 1/2"x2"x6"

Well, you can mosey on down to your local teaching hospital and get some material after their done with the donated cadavers.

Thanks for the heads up on masecraft. I saw their website before, but never found product descriptions and prices, the store is seperate. After some searching I found what I was looking for.

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