Thread: Early razor scales?

Ok. I have a razor from around 1790 and the scales are probably mid 1800.
I am trying to see if there is anyone or place that sells scales from then that they have collected from old broken razors. Either that or reproductions of that style. I maybe willing to send it to someone to do it.

Voidmonster, Science Guy, Sharptonn, Tarkus are all guys that are into the old stuff like that. Maybe one of them could help out.

Pics of the razor could be helpful.

Any good restore guy can make new scales out of the material you think is best for your blade or should I say period correct. Shape is no problem. Pics will be necessary and/or a sketch would help. The blade will have to go to the restore guy for fitting to the blade. I wouldn't trust going by your measurements if you sent it to me. Just saying, not looking for work. In fact now that I have said that I would refuse to do it. But the wedge ( if a new 1 is necessary ) will have to be made to fit the blade width so that it sits right in the scales. As far as prying an old pair out of a guys collection....good luck on that and I mean finding a pair that fit right.

so how hard is it to make horn scales? What would be needed? I have ideas, but may be more trouble than I think.

I just restored a razor with the exact same scales as yours which are about 100 years to late for your razor, I took a good look through many photo's of stub tail razors from your period then I made a set using some Horn blanks and domed washers.