Thread: Really love making scales

Originally Posted by mainaman

Use wedges in the scales not spacers. Spacers will cause the scales to bend inward eventually, wedges will prevent that.
Second point I would like to make is, any custom set of scales has to be tested on a blade to make sure everything fits before installation.

Thank you for the great point of having the blade first so you can make scales with the blade in hand.

I have made more scale blanks on the side which i am now waiting to get more naked blades to fit them.

For the scales in the pictures for sure i had the blades fitted for them so each scale has a corresponding blade for it.



these are the blades.

It's just that i am enjoying making scales that i have not put time in shining up,polishing and honing them yet.

Soon,very soon.

Now my problem is getting to try to make with other material such as bone or horn.

But having a hard time to find material like that here in Canada.

Would anyone know where i can get them here for razor scales?

Thank you again for all the advice.

Originally Posted by traps38

Would anyone know where i can get them here for razor scales?

Well for bone you can go to just about any pet store and find a bone suitable for scales thats allready been prepared. For bone you can look on Ebay Seller id: Robsbits, he sell all kinds of horn and bone just make sure the piece you get is long enough to make scales.