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I have been dabbling with camel bone and buffalo horn now also.

Made some bone scales for a friend and put his nice straight in it and now have made scales for me also for a couple of my blades.
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Thank you.
The shape is also a great feel in the hands when you shave.

Well i finished putting another blade in my scales and this is how this one looks like.

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This is something very important for me also to find out.

I wear one of those face masks that they wear at hospitals.

Is that enough or do you need something better when cutting and sanding...

Took a little break from making scales and shined up some vintage blades and pinned them in.

One is an Acrylic clear blue and the other is a wood one finished with shellac.
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That article is awesome.

That is what i am trying to perfect.

It's just looks so simple when he does it.

Where would you get 0-80 x ½ machine screws and nuts and the tools you need to do...

I have seen where people say half the thickness of the scale.

But that is also my biggest hurdle in scale making for me.

If i make the wedge too small and not tapered right my blades then don't...

Thank you for that advice and will do.

I want to make horn scales.

Easy to work with coping saw,hand sanding and drilling?

Thank you for that advice.
Will do.

Thank you for the kind words.

Still got a long way to go so i can make them really nice like some of you guys but will keep getting better i hope.

I ordered some camel bone from robsbits and...

Thank you for the great point of having the blade first so you can make scales with the blade in hand.

I have made more scale blanks on the side which i am now waiting to get more naked blades to...

You are right.

I don't always use wedges and that is something i will do.

Thank you.

Yes you are correct and i appreciate the info.

I have all the naked blades with me that fit each one of those scales all i have to do is shine them up.

I understand the importance of the fit...

I also was limited with tools.

So i saw Charles Lewis' youtube video on how to make scales with only hand tools and it worked like a charm.

I use a coping saw to cut out the scales,use...

I have really got into making scales.

From everything you guys taught me this has turned out to be my hobby now.

I have all these scales now but missing the blades.

Really enjoy learning and...