Thread: First Re-scale project!

[Quote: Now that I'm almost done with this blade, I'm going to start working on the second one. Quote. ]
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I would strongly recommend that you finish assembling this razor before you start the second one. I am sure I am not alone in my concern for how this razor will flip during the honing and stropping process.

Working on a project of your own design can yield a great deal of satisfaction. Keep up the good work.

the color of those scales really is gorgeous, nice choice! ive used the feed n wax on wood scales as a finish by itself and also on scales I sealed with shellac. when sufficiently drie and buffed with a rag it leaves a nice soft feel to the surface. ive also used it on a bunch of furniture Ive constructed, nice product.
I mainly use 1/16" brass, gives a nice amount of play to most pivots without being sloppy. oddly enough the 3/32 is too big for most ive tried, haha! I bought up a bunch of 3/32 thinking it would fit perfectly in the pivots that just a little too sloppy for my liking. apart from sleeving the pivot ive slipped a small washer or two inside an oversized hole to take up play.

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... That being said, I think I'm going to have to re-design the scales. I tried pinning the blade today, and both scales broke through the pivot holes. I epoxied the pieces back in place, but it seems like that is just a weak point in the scales. I'm going to keep them, and maybe if I get a short enough blade at some point I'll use them for it...

I'm going to keep the design I had for the wedge end, and just straighten the pivot end a bit so the pivot hole is more in line with the main body of the scales. I'll also use brass for the pins this time. As much as I like the look of the copper, it deforms to easily for the method of pinning I'm using right now. I think that may also have contributed to the scales breaking today.