Joseph Rodgers Sons Cutler Their Majesties Celluloid Tang Straight Razor 6/8+

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Originally Posted by engine46

cheetah
It looks like aged Ivory to me if my eye sees it correctly! It would be very nice to find a straight with aged Ivory scales to rob from & use on that blade! That is what I would do. I would set it aside & I do have a few straights that have Ivory scales on 'em & if I had that blade, I would have to take from one & give to the other. I would have no other choice but to do that! That my friend is what I would do!:bow

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Cool. Thanks man
Sounds about right to me.

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Originally Posted by cheetahmeatpheonix

Eureka!
Just do all of the "bone" pieces at the same time so that it all matches

Done...drops mic

CMP

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You make it all sound so easy :)

If you could find the right color, you could use ivory micarta for a temporary fix at least. Some of the examples in the link are very close to the right shade.

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Originally Posted by Hart

You make it all sound so easy :)

If you could find the right color, you could use ivory micarta for a temporary fix at least. Some of the examples in the link are very close to the right shade.

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Hart, That is the only other alternative & good idea. Aside from that, it would take some well aged Ivory scales & it would be such a beauty!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by engine46

Hart, That is the only other alternative & good idea. Aside from that, it would take some well aged Ivory scales & it would be such a beauty!!!!!!!!!

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I have to say that when I was in school, one of my design teachers told me that my god given talent is to come up with ideas. So nowI get paid to come up with ideas. I can't make anything but I can help spark the process....lol I do understand that making scales and tangs isn't an easy process. I wish I could do it myself.

Cheers

Cheetah Einstein

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Originally Posted by cheetahmeatpheonix

I have to say that when I was in school, one of my design teachers told me that my god given talent is to come up with ideas. So nowI get paid to come up with ideas. I can't make anything but I can help spark the process....lol I do understand that making scales and tangs isn't an easy process. I wish I could do it myself.

Cheers

Cheetah Einstein

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It isn't that hard to make scales if you have a belt sander & a way to cut them, like I use one piece to make 1 set. Unfortunately, one of the scales I just made for my Jonathan Crookes FBU got some cracks under the surface & I need to either make a complete set or duplicate the one that went bad. I was making a brass wedge for it & I don't know how but when I looked at them the next day, one of them had the cracks in it! What can I say except......that's life! The other one still looks perfect. Maybe there was a reason for it happening. Maybe the duplicate one I make will turn out better. You can see the cracks at the top.

Crack or no crack.... Still great craftsmanship!

Can't wait until I get to making me some scales for myself.....lol

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Originally Posted by Willisf

Crack or no crack.... Still great craftsmanship!

Can't wait until I get to making me some scales for myself.....lol

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Thanks Willis! You're a great asset to the community! I'll make a duplicate scale. It'll work out. It may have been a bad cut by the seller & appeared after I finished it.

Just realized I wrote 32, I meant 31. The mk31 is a 5/8 blade 32 is 6/8. My apology for the brain fart but here's the measurements for one of my mk31.

Overall: 5.43"
Pin to pin: 4.6"
Width of scales at wedge pin: .625"
Width at pivot: .42"

I bet a set of mk32 scales would be the ticket. As far as the tang and scales being matchy matchy..... Good luck

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Originally Posted by jfk742

Just realized I wrote 32, I meant 31. The mk31 is a 5/8 blade 32 is 6/8. My apology for the brain fart but here's the measurements for one of my mk31.

Overall: 5.43"
Pin to pin: 4.6"
Width of scales at wedge pin: .625"
Width at pivot: .42"

I bet a set of mk32 scales would be the ticket. As far as the tang and scales being matchy matchy..... Good luck

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Since you brought up an MK 31, Here's mine:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...ml#post1430090

That's all, back to this nice Joseph Rodgers I love so much. I can't wait to see it completed! I will have my eyes open for a set of scales for it!!!!

A 6/8??? Are you okay cheetah? Got a fever? :rofl2:
Black horn would look ok I guess, failing that pixelfixed might be worth asking, he seems to do quite a bit of work in ivory. You wanna get one of those old paint stirrers up and running, you missing out on the best bit.......shaving with them.