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

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Got this W&B Medium Size Hollow Ground in today.
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It has been rescaled I think. Never seen bone this thin.
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It's about to be rescaled again. One side is broken at the pivot and the other side is cracked at the wedge
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At a guess it just might be that those bone scales are in fact ivory.

Bob

You think? With collars? Didn't really check it that was just an assumption based on the collars.

Ive had a couple sets in bone that were extremely thin. Like 0.050". Too thin for me but i kept them think i ight use them some day.

My thought was ivory too, but I’m just guessing from those pictures. It looks like a big project, but if it’s not too bad you will be able to sand that nice without too much time.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

You think? With collars? Didn't really check it that was just an assumption based on the collars.

If those dark spots are just dirt, it is definitely possible. Try to get some clearer close-up shots.
If it is ivory and you still don't want it.... lol

If you decide to repair it and do a Mike-arta liner (Outback invisible liner to stabilize crack) I can send you some fiberglass liner material. That will work for bone or ivory. You would need some strong epoxy though. It is so thin you can layer it to make it even stronger if it needs it. I've got several sets of scales I'm hoping to save using Mike's method.

I don't know. I'm still pretty sure that's bone. The other thing is if I were to reuse them it would have to be for a shorty project because the one has an end chipped off. Unless I did a bolster on it or something like that. That could look okay I guess

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

You think? With collars? Didn't really check it that was just an assumption based on the collars.

Yes, I do. OTH I could be wrong. Check this thread for some ideas to determine if they are.

https://sharprazorpalace.com/razors/...-scales-2.html

Bob

The one side does appear to me to be bone, the front side. The back side I’m not so sure about. It seems it was not uncommon to replace a broken ivory scale with a bone one. I have a couple that are definitely bone on one side and ivory on the other. So if you replace those, save that back scale and clean it up. You never know when you might need it.

You know I thought that too Shaun. Looking at them the one side: mmm, maybe. The other side: nah, I don't think so. I honestly never thought that there might be a mix.

Test them for sure, but i still say bone on both sides.