Thread: The Butchered Blade

When I makes scales, at the point I have a good drawing on paper I cut it out and put it on a paint stir stick with double sided adhesive tape. Cut that on my scroll saw and that becomes the template for the scales, complete with drilled pivot hole.
Cuts almost as easy as balsa and more tactile and solid than cardboard. Plus I have a permanent template for later and when sanding, you know right away when you are there, edge profile wise.
Good luck either way Mike.

Funny, I use stir sticks for many things, invaluable in small pattern making, WELL That Does IT!!

Going crusty Razor hunting and the S10 will stay here and I'll show up in one of my MN12's.
Can Not let you guys have all the fun.

Tom and Outback, WoW!!! Super sanitizing, those blades look Brand new.

Wow Tom, everything you've ever done & you have never made a set of scales??? You need to..........
Here are a couple of honey scales I made, both from different vendors. The first set is honey ox horn & the tops look different but they both are matching. One looks rounder............it's just the pic. The second set is honey buffalo horn & was one piece cut in two so one side had a little darkness to it. It gives it character. I also take them & flatten the inside (blade side) on a dmt then through different progressions of sandpaper until I get to 3000 grit, then hand polish. The second set also looks off a little on the right hand side of the scale on the right. That's the wallpaper making it look off or rough a little.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

When I makes scales, at the point I have a good drawing on paper I cut it out and put it on a paint stir stick with double sided adhesive tape. Cut that on my scroll saw and that becomes the template for the scales, complete with drilled pivot hole.
Cuts almost as easy as balsa and more tactile and solid than cardboard. Plus I have a permanent template for later and when sanding, you know right away when you are there, edge profile wise.
Good luck either way Mike.

Wow man I never thought of that! What the heck, its a great idea... better stable pattern, reusable! Yes, that is what I'll do from here out, if i had already I'd have a dozen patterns right now! I spend a whole lot of time drawing designs, have got 3 dozen drawn.

Yep, your right, when you said I'd hate you if i seen them.
No not hate, jealous.
Theys real niiiiiiice.[emoji39]

Originally Posted by engine46

Wow Tom, everything you've ever done & you have never made a set of scales??? You need to..........
Here are a couple of honey scales I made, both from different vendors. The first set is honey ox horn

I've never made horn scales. But I've been convinced. Your scales just broke the camels back, definitely going to start making horn scales! Beautiful!

And Tom... never? I'm a little dumbfounded. Don't know what to say, I'm fairly gullible so maybe you're just joking..
You would be great at making scales! At this point I'm surprised a mystic steam hasn't appeared in the bathroom with a deep voice commanding "you will build scales!"

Nice honey horn Steve. My next will be in either antler or honey horn. It's a Rodgers, not an Allen with the bellied tang.
Fal, rustier da better! I decided to try to start to set the bevel early. Waiting till tomorrow for delivery of tranny oil cooler lines for the avalanche, so a delay to our departure time, grrrr.
Cheers.

I am more of a restore guy. Had rather restore old ones than make new. I HAVE been known to mix and match stuff!

So get some steel going before making scales, guys!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I am more of a restore guy. Had rather restore old ones than make new. I HAVE been known to mix and match stuff!

So get some steel going before making scales, guys!

Will do Tom!
I'm the same way. I like to use old scales if I can. I have a box full of old scales but some are broken. I have tried to match some to others but like you said in an earlier post, some to narrow, some too wide & some the curvature is different. I don't think even the old razor makers had the exact same scales for the same blades. Some might have the pin holes off by a small difference. Those new scales I made are mainly for some blades & I had reground about a year ago. Don't know what ever happened to the guy. The last time I emailed him, he said it might be a few months before he can do anymore, that he had some family issues. I have a feeling he might be in jail or something.

Steve if you have those scales just lying around not doing anything then the honey ox would look delicious on a Joseph Elliot rattler that I have been working on. I just got it sanded and buffed to the point I am happy with. It was pitted to the point that not much could be done with it but the edge was clean and I think it will hone up nicely. If I could figure out how to get pictures onto my computer I would show y'all that I AM working on something.