Thread: Scale liners

I know ive read here of folks using liners. Im thinking about a project in the far future. A flexable material that needs some strength but still flexable for scale flex. Also im in need of something very thin.

Ive read about G10, Brass and a few other options but, what do you guys recommend? Id love to find something no more than .025 thick so that the scales dont end up too thick. I am a little worried about using metal. Wouldnt want the blade edge to accidently close onto metal. Im not looki g for a liner to just support like the fiberglass resin stuff. Im in need of strength. I think.

Also, how do you go about using liners? Glue them to the materail used for scales or just pin it all together?

Jerry
You can get thin sheets of aluminum, copper or brazz at Hobby Lobby at little cost. You need to rough it up with sandpaper if you are glueing it to the outer surface.

Leonard

Thanks Leonard. Im a little afraid of metal but this might be the best option.

BTW, thanks to Joshua/JP5 for sending me such a flexable piece of material to make scales out of, or should i say rubbery. Its going to be a new challange for sure. But not real soon.

I've used the very thin aluminium from a Coke can just as a strengthener for repaired scales.

I have used g10 which is pretty tough stuff, and a little hard to cut by hand with a scroll saw.
I glued pieces of g10 on to the full size scale blanks before cutting out the scale shape using two part epoxy.
After gluing I sandwiched the piece in wax paper and put weight on top of the piece.
Be careful when you put the weight on when the glue is wet. The g10 and the scale material might shift slightly. (Trust me, I know.) Setting this up in an area that's completely level helps.
When the glue dries, the wax paper peels right off and you're good to go.

Pete <:-}

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.