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    Continuing, he recently got a massive Grizzly 14-inch bandsaw, and is cutting me perfect 1/8" blanks just so he can play with his saw lol! I left him with some rosewood planks and a nice bottle of Woodford Reserve, and also came home with these:
    Katalox and English Walnut:
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    Desert Ironwood and Bastogne Walnut
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    As an added bonus, my Cook Woods order was here when I got home:
    Claro Walnut and more African Blackwood (both coated in wax). They wanted a $35 setup fee to cut these turning blanks. Nope-back to my buddy's house and the giant bandsaw!
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    I told you guys this is going to be the summer of wood! More later-Aaron
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    That is some stunning wood Aaron!
    I can't wait to see what lies in store scalewise.

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    Truely some nice stuff.
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    And he's working on even more. He showed me a big block of birds-eye black cherry burl he stabilized; he's going to cut me some slices of that. Another bonus is that he's going to take back some knife-making tools that my son no longer uses, and trade me his old stabilizing tank setup with vacum pump so that I can stabilize my own blanks as needed.
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    I have 99% vintage straights none have wood scales so I use horn or bone scales when I do make new scales.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slawman View Post
    I have 99% vintage straights none have wood scales so I use horn or bone scales when I do make new scales.
    I have vintage blades with vintage wood scales. All but one do look home made or "custom".

    They repaired with what they had! Not many people in the world now or then have access to a slab of ivory.

    I think many others think like I do that the scales of a razor in many ways are an easily broken and replaceable part. Therefore make new ones with what you have and or like.

    I love new old stock originals but if the scales are broken put what you want or like on them.

    The heart of the razor is in the blade.

    It isn't hard to repin different ones on if you or the next owner desire.

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    "I love new old stock originals but if the scales are broken put what you want or like on them.

    The heart of the razor is in the blade.

    It isn't hard to repin different ones on if you or the next owner desire."

    "The heart of the razor is in the blade"-Great way of putting it; I'm mostly with Tim on this one. Almost all of my collection are vintage too, though I mostly buy un-scaled restoration blade lots these days. And yeah, a well-done original restore in horn/bone/ivory on an old Sheffield, like say one of Outback Mike's or Karl's, is a beautiful thing, and I know not everyone appreciates a 150-year old blade sitting in extravagant paua abalone, exotic wood, or other non-traditional scales. I just enjoy taking those old beauties and putting my own spin on them some times. Plus I get bored very easily, and was kind of tired of horn (at least for now), and just finished up only my 2nd razor in bone-time to switch things up (for me anyway). YMMV as always.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad View Post
    And he's working on even more. He showed me a big block of birds-eye black cherry burl he stabilized; he's going to cut me some slices of that. Another bonus is that he's going to take back some knife-making tools that my son no longer uses, and trade me his old stabilizing tank setup with vacum pump so that I can stabilize my own blanks as needed.
    Wow! all of that wood looks amazing. I'd have to pick the mallee burl as a favorite though. Can't wait to see them next to a solid piece of steel. Nice set up with your friend, looks like you're going to have a creative summer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JellyJar View Post
    Wow! all of that wood looks amazing. I'd have to pick the mallee burl as a favorite though. Can't wait to see them next to a solid piece of steel. Nice set up with your friend, looks like you're going to have a creative summer.
    I agree 100%-it's next in the queue in fact!
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    Nice selection of wood A-A-Ron.
    I too work primarily in bone and horn, but I do love the wood stuff that has gone on here.
    Repairs made as a means of necessity is obvious at times. I have a Torrey with a black horn front scale and a perfectly matched oak back scale. It was absolutely a make shift repair job, and I have not changed that. I did repin it but I could not get rid of those scales.
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