Thread: Zebra Wood Scales - Work In Progress

Here are some scales from a 1/8 blank of zebra wood (I think). Traced them from a 8/8 Wade & Butcher scale so they are pretty big. Ended up a little wider than the originals. Came out pretty well, except for the small chip where the drill came through for the pivot hole (didn't drill before I shaped the scales). It could probably be sanded out. Coarse grit sanded. No finish. About to head out the door so keeping it brief. Here they are!

Where did you find the 1/8 inch blanks? I can find knife scales (blanks) online quite easily, but they are all at least 1/4 inch thick.

Originally Posted by PushCut

Where did you find the 1/8 inch blanks? I can find knife scales (blanks) online quite easily, but they are all at least 1/4 inch thick.

Try Rockler, Bellforest Products, or Woodcraft. Got the Zebra blank at local Woodcraft location.

thank you JP5

Originally Posted by PushCut

thank you JP5

You're welcome. I took apart the razor that had the scales I was copying and these were way off, so I'm going to be reshaping them again.

Good luck with that. Making scales seems tricky to me, but I hope to give it a try this summer.