Thread: What material would you make your scales from?

Hey guys I want to change the handle of my razor not to happy with it and it has 2 cracks in it so need some ideas.
What would you use for your handle out of Africa ( giraffe bone, ivory, horn hard wood etc) give me some idea please.
Many thanks
Ryan

Have used all of the above

I think like horn cause it's available, fairly inexpensive, doesn't absorb water very easy and a classic look. But all that you mentioned would be cool.

And what's your favorite

I don't make scales, but if I were to have someone make them ........ if it was an ordinary every day razor I would be happy with acrylic, G-10, carbon fiber. If it was something really nice ivory or horn. Definitely horn or ivory for an old Sheffield if the condition of the razor was fine enough to warrant the expense of the new scales.

Originally Posted by Ryan81

And what's your favorite

Ivory,hands down

You can cross the bone off your list now unless you have some secret stash no one else has found.

That leaves wood, horn or ivory. How much money and work do you want to put into it? Ivory is available (still) but relatively expensive and fragile, wood probably takes the most work but is the least likely to warp and moderately pricey to cheap depending on species, horn is hit or miss to find what you like, but in my experience the quickest to work, not very expensive and likely to warp.

Originally Posted by Splashone

You can cross the bone off your list now unless you have some secret stash no one else has found.

I'm not up on it, why is bone now scarce ?

I love ivory but with all the new regulations I'd be leery of using it on anything I didn't expect to keep till they plant my carcass.

A current thread on the forum about bone being hard to find in 6" or longer lengths. Many are looking but not finding much...

I would probably use unobtainium, but you have to deal with those pesky Na'vi. Absent that, I'm a fan of unique micartas.