Thread: What Do You Have In The Mail Right Now?

A bunch of Shokwood Blanks, Badger Knots

Today arrived this nice Veritable Vincent Wedge in 6/8".
Usually i like a bit of Rat Look but these Scales are really to damaged, not the search for original or similar scales that fit the blade starts, the blade is a bit shorter than the other french wedges i have, i guess it will take a while until i can make it shave ready :-(

[QUOTE=Rockabillyhelge;1503348]Today arrived this nice Veritable Vincent Wedge in 6/8".
Usually i like a bit of Rat Look but these Scales are really to damaged, not the search for original or similar scales that fit the blade starts, the blade is a bit shorter than the other french wedges i have, i guess it will take a while until i can make it shave ready :-(

If you can make you some scales, you should be able to make some pretty quick. I aways keep black horn, streaked horn, honey horn, rams horn, bleached white bone & some cocobolo wood on hand for making scales so I'm good to go for awhile! I also have some jade green G-10 but I haven't tried that yet!

I guess making scales for the Vincent is a bigger problem, the Original Scales are only sawed and a bit grinded at the Corners, i dont have horn and im looking for some at the moment :-)

Originally Posted by Rockabillyhelge

I guess making scales for the Vincent is a bigger problem, the Original Scales are only sawed and a bit grinded at the Corners, i dont have horn and im looking for some at the moment :-)

I know what you mean my friend. I can give you links to some horn I buy but it's on eBay here in the states! I'm finishing up a set right now, some honey horn I got from a knife supply. I just need to polish them & make a wedge.

This is for bleached white bone:

Bleached Bone Scales 6” x 1 1 2” x 3 8” Pair Knife Making Slabs 5404 206 204 | eBay

And this is for Buffalo Horn, usually black:

Buffalo Horn Scales 6” x 1 1 2” x 3 8” Pair 5404 205 204 | eBay

I wouldn't know what is available over there in Germany.

I just finished these......................
It was hard holding them up to the light with a steady hand.

I get all my horn blanks from mygann on ebay. Great quality and great seller. Usually one blank cut in half makes one set of scales.

Originally Posted by prodigy

I get all my horn blanks from mygann on ebay. Great quality and great seller. Usually one blank cut in half makes one set of scales.

That's how you can do the ones I listed from the bay.

@engine: Thank you for the Links! Decided a few Hours ago to make them myself, found 2mm thick Plates of Black or transparent Horn in a Germany Medieval-Cosplay Shop but the Thing that persuaded me to give it a try was that i found a mechanical fret saw in my grandfathers workshop :-D
Tomorrow or maybe Friday i will overtake the saw and take some practise with it and i guess (when the shop deliveres the horn fast) next week the Scales will be Ready to use :-)