Thread: ebay scales

dooey
I have been watching your post here & just want to say that you are doing a great job on these. You have put a lot of time & effort into this but when it is all done, it will be a job well worth it & a job well done! I have been going over some old posts on here, members that have been here a long time, longer than I have & contributed in a very big way but they must have a lot on their plates or they would be on here more. It takes newer members like you who have the determination & help to make this the place what it is for the straight razor enthusiast & also those who are single & double edge razor users.
Keep up the good work my friend. It will pay off in the future!

drilled the holes for each of the scales



while shaping them, i did splinter the side of this one. just went in the wrong direction with the file, with too much force because i wasn't paying attention


shaping doesn't seem make a huge difference, it just softens the edges. unshaped on the left and shaped on the right.

drilled the holes for each of the scales

while shaping them, i did splinter the side of this one. just went in the wrong direction with the file, with too much force because i wasn't paying attention

shaping doesn't seem make a huge difference, it just softens the edges. unshaped on the left and shaped on the right.


Damn, that sucks you splintered one. It really shouldn't have done that. It's never happened to me when filing on one but it might be a difference in the bone i use. I buy my bone off eBay & it is nice bleached white bone. If you have to, you can make a new piece. I broke a piece when making a set for the W&B I made bone scales for when I decided they were still too thick & broke one when punching the pin out. I made another piece & then I made them thinner.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ml#post1422154

Originally Posted by engine46

Damn, that sucks you splintered one. It really shouldn't have done that. It's never happened to me when filing on one but it might be a difference in the bone i use. I buy my bone off eBay & it is nice bleached white bone. If you have to, you can make a new piece. I broke a piece when making a set for the W&B I made bone scales for when I decided they were still too thick & broke one when punching the pin out. I made another piece & then I made them thinner.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ml#post1422154

i reckon i should be right to be able to blend it in with the shape of the rest of the scales and the pair. i must have done it along a fault in the bone or something like that. i should have paid more attention to it

Originally Posted by dooey

i reckon i should be right to be able to blend it in with the shape of the rest of the scales and the pair. i must have done it along a fault in the bone or something like that. i should have paid more attention to it

You should be able to. It's no big deal. You've done a good job so far!

The end is very close. I am looking forward to seeing the finished product. When you were making lead wedges I thought you were almost done. Bone polishes up to a very nice luster. Your set is going to be quite special. So far everything looks great. Are you going to pin with or without washers?

Originally Posted by RezDog

The end is very close. I am looking forward to seeing the finished product. When you were making lead wedges I thought you were almost done. Bone polishes up to a very nice luster. Your set is going to be quite special. So far everything looks great. Are you going to pin with or without washers?

I thought those were aluminum wedges he was making? It doesn't matter as long as he made them.

Originally Posted by RezDog

The end is very close. I am looking forward to seeing the finished product. When you were making lead wedges I thought you were almost done. Bone polishes up to a very nice luster. Your set is going to be quite special. So far everything looks great. Are you going to pin with or without washers?

haha my commitment fades in and out, they are almost there, wedges and then polish them. not sure i probly will pin with washers, it feels more finished to me.

I thought those were aluminum wedges he was making? It doesn't matter as long as he made them.

after some advice i switched to lead, because the aluminium was taking too long and was really tricky to work with.

Oh, okay! That's cool.

I have a matched pair of Joseph Elliots for Barbers Use that I have been working on and off for the last year and a half. I made the second pair of scales today, and carved a bone pair for another Elliot on Thursday, it had been on my bench for six months. I understand about the wavering commitment. They will always wait for use. I have about thirty blades waiting for scales.