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

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!

Cool. Thanks man
Sounds about right to me.

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

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.

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.

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!!!!!!!!!

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!!!!!!!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?
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.