Thread: Tally HO and a Wade & Butcher

OK, put temporary scales on the Tally HO so I could try it out, shaves like a dream.

I hope you were able to save the original scales and esp, the brass collars. Those are hard to come by.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I hope you were able to save the original scales and esp, the brass collars. Those are hard to come by.

You got that right Tom! The collars are slightly larger than the smaller ones. I have six Tally Ho's right here & one has home made wooden scales on it & I have some older horn scales for that one but could use the slightly larger brass collars so I thought about hammering some flatter. That one has the best looking blade too! I have a seventh one here somewhere that I had the blade reground & has some custom scales I made for it. It's here on the site! Right here before I pinned it:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ml#post1368151
I also made some different scales for it as you see they are more darker. That one is older, it didn't have the fox on it.

I still have 3 of the original collars, and the scales were totally shot, one end was broken so they weren't even together.

Originally Posted by bullriderinwranglers

I still have 3 of the original collars, and the scales were totally shot, one end was broken so they weren't even together.

Hang onto them. You never know when you will need them. I keep old scales whether bug bitten or broken to use as a pattern & for patch up material to fill holes, cracks & bites sometimes. Old ones do come in handy but if you don't ever want them, pm me.

I'll hang on to them, but doubt I'll ever use them for anything besides a measurement. I don't have any power tools to make scales with, so everything I do to it is all by hand.

Originally Posted by bullriderinwranglers

I'll hang on to them, but doubt I'll ever use them for anything besides a measurement. I don't have any power tools to make scales with, so everything I do to it is all by hand.

Sometimes that is how you have to do it. I used to used primitive tools to get the job done & still do. The main thing is to have a good outcome on the scales you do make like on the F. Fenney up above!

The F. Fenney, is that the bottom one in the pic of 6 razors? And yes, it does look good. Got to looking at mine and they look like crap, I gotta fix that asap, mostly getting better material for the scales.

Originally Posted by bullriderinwranglers

The F. Fenney, is that the bottom one in the pic of 6 razors? And yes, it does look good. Got to looking at mine and they look like crap, I gotta fix that asap, mostly getting better material for the scales.

I did a post a few weeks ago with the scale blanks I buy off eBay. For 6" x 1 1/2" bone:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bleached-Bon...item4ae2004347

And for 6" x 1 1/2" horn:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Buffalo-Horn...item35e1f27a8e

You might search the seller for different material but I think they quit having the micarta in that size. They used to have a selection but this is who I use.

Go to this link & the third pic down with the steamship on the blade. This is the same bone I used for those scales I made:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-shop-116.html

Wanted to use this for a set of scales lined with brass sheet, but seller only has them in 5". Would work for my little Joseph Rodgers & Sons monkeytail, but not for the Tally. Angle Cut Maple Black Walnut and Purpleheart Laminated Pen Blank Wood Turn | eBay