Thread: So I'm going to start making scale kits, what EXACTLY do you want in a kit?

I would just like some simple woods, elegant, and fine grained - I second the oak, I would like to see black walnut, maybe pecan. Maybe even some cherry or mesquite, cocobolo would be very interesting too - then my 1911 would have the same grips as my razor - Ok, that might be silly, but it is a thought.

Has anyone ever thought of Meerschaum slabs for scales? We have had a lot of talk about pipes in the general forums, why couldn't Meerschaum be used to make, carve, decorate scales? Just curious. How about soap stone? Thin enough, seems it would work well and be rather industrial for those large meat cleavers? Faux marble Corian?

Just thinking out loud here..

K

I believe Corian has been suggested before, and the issue with that was 'flexability'. Scales do have a slight flex to them as you rotate the blade through to the shave position... I'm not sure that the Corian, or similar materials would work well. BUT, I'm a big fan of, ' to hell with thinking, try it and see' train of thought..........



OH, I just thought of something!! (ouch)
For those that are interested in buying the sets, you might want them to have measured the distance from the pivote-pin hole to the tip of the blade so that they are sure that 6" will be long enough for the razor (this includes some space for the bottom wedge, don't forget). Some of those big 'Choppers' might need larger scale blanks....

C utz

It's rare you'll need over 6" for scales, but on occasion, it does happen. Just to cover all bases, my preferred sizes for blanks is 5/32"x7"x1.5".