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I started on a long overdue set of scales for a Griffon carbo magnetic. Decided a month ago it was gonna be antler. Here is a progress pic. Now, I was having a real hard time thinning the bone. I...

Cant see how wood would affect it. I've done a set in bocote, pretty thin and flexible. The activator though... I'm not sure, I've never used it. If you do another set, could you try without?

I'm thinking, if anything bends and flexes it would be this exact set of scales. I put up a pic I just took, right above your post. Not a single, tinniest crack and I keep changing blades in these...

That's a great idea. I think 3 or 4 layers of clear CA to begin with, then moving on to the next colored layer, again followed by enough clear CA, then moving to a different color layer.... I will...

Dang Outback! I thought this had something to do with cracking around the pins.. This never happened to me. Perhaps my scales don't bend as much during normal use, or perhaps it's just the CA. I use...

Mike I hope you're doing well these days. I haven't had this problem yet.. but then again, I dont tighten the scales all that much - just enough for them hold the blade in a vertically open...

As Movember is long underway and I have not been shaving much, figured I'd post this bit of work I've done for fun a while ago. Several people found these scales interesting and have wondered what...