Gentlemen,
I am new at all of this (been shaving with a straight for ~ 4 months) and want to make a set of my own scales to replace the black plastic ones that came on my razor. Ends up there is an exotic wood place not far from me that I never knew about before the other day, so I picked up some olivewood, tulipwood, cocobolo, and snakewood. I have the basic shapes cut out, and was wondering what I should use to finish them. I have heard the rave reviews for the CA (superglue) and tung oil, but not much else. Has anyone used the polyurethanes, lacquers, or shellacs? And if so, what were the results? Thanks a bunch fellas.