Thread: Question for Restorers....Thin scales

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Some facts on the Masecraft Polyester


@Antique Hoosier I checked for you as I worked these

Western Tortoise or "The Darker Stuff"

Starting thickness = .145"
Ending thickness = .100" or darn close

I figured you might want to see what they looked like on an actual razor, made into razor scales, so you have an accurate idea of color





This was the first time I had used the Western version for actual scales, in the past they had something similar but it was Acrylic not Poly and a bit lighter in colors, I used the Eastern version on several Puma's in the past and liked that quite a bit, but it is a somewhat Lighter color as you saw..

I've used the western stuff... Didn't like it..and I snapped two blanks with minimal effort... I've since abandoned using it