Thread: lookimg for opinioms

gonna rescale this old Greaves as im bored with the ones i originally placed on it .. not sure in what yet though !..
im thinking more of a straighter scale perhaps !/

How about antler scales,,, slice antlers down the center,,,shape ,,,seal,,,,drill & pin,,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

How about antler scales,,, slice antlers down the center,,,shape ,,,seal,,,,drill & pin,,,,

i thought about that also but i have one done in antler already .. maybe if i could cut , soak and flatten , then cut out it would look alright ..

Why flatten it?
So long as it protects the edge when closed & you can handle it while shaving,,,,, let it be different,,,

its a pain to find a straight enough piece 6"+ , this blade is 3 1/4" ... i have been meaning to try another set and take my time on them after the first set i made real fast came out good but could have been better i think !

Nice job on the antler. I voted black/white streaked buffalo. I just like that look, though honey horn is awfully pretty too.

Any of them would look great gooser ! If you have yet to work with one of the materials ,that would be the one to choose. On a side note, I made a set using the white streaked buff horn and found that the white streaking was much softer than the surrounding horn and they did not like the coarser sandpaper , and also the white streaking didn't take the same sheen when polished . Or maybe I just had a bad batch of slabs.

Originally Posted by Wirm

Any of them would look great gooser ! If you have yet to work with one of the materials ,that would be the one to choose. On a side note, I made a set using the white streaked buff horn and found that the white streaking was much softer than the surrounding horn and they did not like the coarser sandpaper , and also the white streaking didn't take the same sheen when polished . Or maybe I just had a bad batch of slabs.

ive done nothing with horn yet , only wood , micarta , and g-10 , i saw some honey with some nice streaking in it that i think im gonna try to obtain although i have laid out 2 sets on the black/white streak slab ... i think im gonna cut out a few sets of ruff basic designs on both the streaked horn and the honey ox then shape them per razor , i have 6-8 razors that i plan on re-scales with 2 of them going in black canvas micarta ...
thanks for the opinions so far and poll answers !!

on a side note i did notice a diff feel between the black & white on those slabs i have ..

I know the dilemma gooser. I still have not made the decision for this W&B.

Originally Posted by Wirm

I know the dilemma gooser. I still have not made the decision for this W&B.hope)

hey just make a poll !!! ..lol..im kinda leading to that honey ox ..

on a side note I see there seems to be a line in that white streaking that looks almost like a cut about 1/32 deep .. im gonna sand past it (I hope ) but I have 2 sets cut out of the black/white and ready to shape and sand down