Thread: Scale liners

Thanks for the discription/instructions Pete.

Jerry,

For what you are describing, G-10 liner is hands down the best choice.

Here is a link where I wrote about it:

https://straightrazorpalace.com/work...rn-scales.html

G-10 is a pain to work with and is hard on machinery, though I haven't found anything that measures up for liner on straight razor scales.

Jerry, you can also build your liner onto the scales.

If you dont remember the two day set of ivory, I repaired.

I epoxied two pieces of 3/4oz woven fiberglass to the inside of the scales.





As for metal..its gonna have to be harder than the blade, to do any harm. Unless you smack the edge into them while closing.

Thanks Mike. Im afraid that mKing the liner as you say, is not going to give it enough strength. Just imagine cutting scales out of thick soft rubber. What im going to be working with is not that soft, but it is sort of like that. No strength. You can twist it or bend it to 90 degrees easy. This is why im thinking something hard.

Thanks for the link Pete. Ill check it out here in a bit. I got to get out 9f the truck and unload my trailer. For some reason they want me to watch what im doing when unloading. Something to do with hazmat spills. Whatever.

Mike, I don't know how rigid that material is but he will definitely need something supportive that will add a little thickness.
The material is a +1/16" blank cut from a hybrid wood/resin blank. The resin half is like stale gummy bear. Not alumilite. You could easily fold it in half with two fingers.

And Jerry, I would try the G10 spacer/liner material. It won't add a much weight as metal but still be strong.
If I had more I would have included some. Hope the material works out.

g10, or metal,,, if your smacking your blade into the liner then something is wrong to start with

I've come across two other types of liner.

One is vulcanized paper, which I use on knives. It's nice in that you can cut it with a pair of scissors and it doesn't create toxic dust like G-10. I haven't used it on razor scales as it isn't as strong as G-10.

There is also a paper Micarta liner that is 1/32 thick. It hadn't occurred to me before this thread to use metal. I don't have a good way to cut it right now, though it would be nice to not have to use G-10. I see that you can get stainless in 1/32 thickness.

Jantz, knifemaking.com, has all of this stuff. They are good folks to deal with.

Outback effectively made super thin G-10 by epoxying fiberglass cloth to the inside of the scales.

Food for more thought.
There are plenty of sources for "German Silver"/ " nickle silver," etc. a form of white brass long used for knife and razor construction and decoration. It would be available in down to 0.01 thickness. That is about two sheets of paper
It may be bought in 4x6 inch sheets from many online venders.
JMO
~Richard
Usually a lot cheaper from an industrial source rather than a Jewelry supply. Not always so do your homework!