Thread: Replacing scales

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

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Here is an example of that ancient southern live oak that I mentioned before.



That has no stain. Just three coats of clear

Though I am not often a fan of wood scales on razors, I have to say that looks really good.

Thanks Monty. I love this wood. It stands up like a big skeleton in the woods. This is what the logs look like.



It's not easy to work with. First of all as you can see it is not something you can cut planks out of with all the crazy cracks and twists. Also it is so hard you will smoke a 10" carbide saw blade with it. I have a cabinet shop professional table saw and it makes me nervous cutting it. One because it's treacherous and two because it bogs the motor so much. I have started using the band saw and just let it take the 10 minutes to cut a piece. Here's another set I made from it. I thought it fit well on this blade with all the patina.