Thread: Cracked Scale Repair Advice Please

If they are hard rubber or Bakelite, I would say forget it.
A picture?

I seem to have some scales around.........The blade should be worth it....

Thanks for the responses. I'll try to take some pictures and post tomorrow.

In kind of summarizing the points made, if you want to remain as historical as possible, then glue it or put a liner on it. If that isn't as important, put a new pair on.

A 70 1/2 should be a 5/8 roundpoint? May have something like this 72 1/2. If the front scale is intact, that's a good thing.
A rear scale can be found/modified.



If they are plain-black, some scales might be found?

Try the super glue, if it doesn't work...ya needa newons.

Originally Posted by outback

Try the super glue, if it doesn't work...ya needa newons.

Advise to live by!

Yup, post a pic. Vintage crack ice scales are notorious for cell rot which will make them very brittle.

Look for signs of rust or pitting on the blade, scale warpage or shrinkage, If cell rot you want to get them off quick.

I pick up these 3 this weekend, part of a 7-day set, these 3 are the only survivors. Scales coming off today.

The only bit of fine rust on the edge of the one blade, note the warped scales from cell rot scale shrinkage. Nice blades look like they have never been honed, probably NOS.