Quote Originally Posted by padron View Post
Hi,

I was looking at some exotic woods and was wondering if a block 0.75" x 1.5" x 5" would be big enough for a pair.

Thanks
Are the existing scales on your razor less than 5"? (None of mine are, btw).

All the scales I've made are 1/8 to 3/16" thick, so you need a saw blade thin enough to rip the piece in half and leave that much material in each half... .75" is more than you'll need. Don't forget the saw teeth often have a "set" so it's not the thickness of the blade but the width of the cut (ie, the "kerf") that you want to measure. Making a trial cut on some scrap is the easiest way to determine the size of the kerf for a particular saw blade.

The 1.5" should be adequate for all but the largest of razors.

my $.02