Thread: Sealing wood scales

I'm in the process of putting new scales on my razor. The plastic ones that came with it cracked and I want to go with wood. I have the sales made already. I have been flipping and flopping on how to seal them. I cant make up my mind if i should use polyurethane or epoxy. Anyone had an experience with this?

Gssixgun (Glen) posted this on using CA.
I have used CA and it works great but takes some time to get super smooth.


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Dave

There are alternatives to both. Depending on the natural oiliness of the wood you could use something like a finishing oil with renwax over the top. The application process is far easier and you end up with a more natural finish - my personal preference as I don't think scales look quite right with a piano gloss finish.

Ca works well and gives a glass like coating

There is also shellac, the CA is a very nice gloss finish but as stated above is a little bit of work. To get a gloss finish on wood using wax it can be buffed as the coats are built up. the poly and epoxy are both pretty self explanatory. Wood scales can sometimes be tricky, if the wood is soft. What happens is the small washers will want to sink in. If you are using soft wood make sure you use large washers or washers that thru bolt. Sorry on the last one I am unsure how to describe them.

The wood you choose will decide on the finish that you will use..

It really is that simple

Some woods are pretty accepting of many choices, others dictate the finish, so the answer to your question is actually a question

What wood did you choose ?????