Thread: Made my first custom scales

I'm rather new to this art, but I had a vintage straight that I bought at an antique store that didn't have the original scales. The ones on it weren't even the right length, and the toe would hit the wedge when closing, and had to be carefully slid under the wedge. So, I decided to give it a try. I scored some scrap Koa wood from a local vendor fairly cheap (for Koa, that is) and didn't do too bad.

Here is the result.



Nice looking, and happens to be my best shaver at the moment as well.

For those curious, it's an Allegheny Instrument Corporation blade. I don't know much about them, other than they made surgical instruments too, I think, and were only in business until around 1940.