Thread: Bone Scale comparison

I have been experimenting with bone scales of late. Very hard material and a bit more difficult to work than say horn but worth the extra effort.
The T. Turner Everlasting is .090 thick and the maximum thickness I think best for bone. It is very stiff. The wedge is black horn. The bone soaked in household hydrogen peroxide. (3%). I left them in the solution for 3 days at the suggestion of RezDog. One scale came out white as new snow here in Maine. The other seemed to have a more dense section near the wedge end and still has a bit of a yellow/brown tint.
The Manhatten Cutlery is .085 thick. The wedge is lead. The bone was soaked in tea for a little over 2 hours using MikeB52's and GSSIXGUN's idea. My wife brewed a double strong cup which I pored into a plate and simply laid the scales in. The result was an ivory color that was fairly even overall giving the bone a nice aged look. In both cases the scales were finish polished before putting them in the respective solutions.
The Joseph Elliot has original bone scales that have been cleaned and lightly polished as part of the restoration process for the razor. The patina on the bone is the result of about 165 years of age.
Pictures for comparison.

Those are some spectacular blades and scales. Great work.

Dang, the razors made me forget my grilled cheese....they were worth it! Not the first time I got so caught up in something on this forum that I forgot I had something on the stove....beautiful work!

Lookin good Karl. Will have to give it a go sometime. Was thinking about looking for some antler sheds this spring, and giving that a try as well

Nice work buddy. I like the showcase of the three scales. The two new ones are camel but the old ones are likely cow bones. I wonder how the cow bone looks after tea or peroxide, it seem a little more permeable. I don't have access to any as this is hardly cattle country. Just wondering out loud so to speak. You do nice work.

Beautiful work

I'm a fan of cleaned up bone scales!

Now I really wanna do some new ones of my own.