Thread: Embossed Scales

What do you think of old embossed scales? In this case these scales are beat, chipped and or warped, will be removed. If I were to keep a set they would have to be truly pristine. As much as I have an initial "oh cool" reaction it usually fades to a perception of tackiness. Yet I feel a little guilty getting rid of them.

Personally I think you those scales are in very good shape and I would not hesitate to do very little to restore them and would definately keep them.
If you seriously don't want them you could send them to me.
One mans junk is another mans treasure!!!!

Made from pressed horn - only my opinion, but I think you would be foolish to get rid of them. They can be removed and there are things you can do to straighten them and fix the 'bites' that can be found in the resources on this site.

Regards,
Neil

Have you considered doing both? Send it out for a restore and the scales you want, and have the original scales cleaned up, and store them, so if you change your mind, or sell it, you can include and have on hand, the originals?

Originally Posted by Phrank

Have you considered doing both? Send it out for a restore and the scales you want, and have the original scales cleaned up, and store them, so if you change your mind, or sell it, you can include and have on hand, the originals?

There will be no sending out, I'll do my own work for better or worse and I'd never just throw them away. That's part of my problem, being so keen on making more scales I feel I need to take a moment and think it over. I've even got some nice ebony ready to go for one set:

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Made from pressed horn - only my opinion, but I think you would be foolish to get rid of them. They can be removed and there are things you can do to straighten them and fix the 'bites' that can be found in the resources on this site.

Regards,
Neil

What Neil said.

Bob

I sympathize with your rescale desires but sometimes exceptions are wise. If I want one to rescale, I buy blade only, clearly rescaled or ones with scales so bad they have to be replaced.

The one set looks really nice except for the missing paint. Is the embossing worn away there or is the paint just flaking off? If the latter, I would be tempted to try repainting and then use some high grit paper on a block to clean it up make it all "nice and pretty."

Originally Posted by Splashone

I sympathize with your rescale desires but sometimes exceptions are wise. If I want one to rescale, I buy blade only, clearly rescaled or ones with scales so bad they have to be replaced.

The one set looks really nice except for the missing paint. Is the embossing worn away there or is the paint just flaking off? If the latter, I would be tempted to try repainting and then use some high grit paper on a block to clean it up make it all "nice and pretty."

There is still some embossing left where the paint is gone and the hot pin test says they are horn so they should polish up very nice and easy. There is one chip on the back near the wedge but it's not a deal breaker. Having the opportunity to make improvements is a game changer. It increases my personal attachment to the razor when I work on them, it makes them feel more "mine" than just another purchase.

I'll research repainting them.

"The Old English Razor" is worse off though, it is warped as well as chipped and they look too small for the blade as well.

Do Not use paint,go the a craft store,Michaels, hobby lobby. Get gold leaf paste,Rub it into the embossing, let harden than wipe the excess of with a rag and a little thinner, works well.

Pixelfixed-

Great suggestion on the gold leaf paste but the removal technique is likely to wipe away the leaf in the shallow embossing. Is there a way to do it that maintains a better "depth control?"