Is this wrong or a good idea?
Scales made from the same piece of horn. Outer and inner parts.
Genetically they are identical :)
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Is this wrong or a good idea?
Scales made from the same piece of horn. Outer and inner parts.
Genetically they are identical :)
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One is jet black the other is a translucent brown..
You could dye them or live with the natural colors
Okay. Turned up the brightness on my screen and I see the difference now. I have seen some 2 color scales before I liked.Quote:
Originally Posted by JOB15
Or, if you want a more traditional look, you can dye them like rolo suggested.
I figured it out..
A wedge made from the two pieces each part on alternate sides..
If that makes sense? .. Checkered horn look
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Bad idea.. Both pieces would look the same due to lack of light..
I don't see why not. You could have that whole Victor / Victoria thing going.
Certainly a strange combo. In fashion, they say never to mix black and brown, but if you like it do it! That said, do you have enough to do one brown set and one black?
I have a few razors I rescaled using purchased pre-shaped horn scales. Three show-side scales are striped and look like they came from the same piece of horn while the others are more or less solid black. I think they look just fine. You really can’t tell until you put them together.
Probably I could do that but these are finished and belong together.. I'll throw a W&B inbetween, I think it will look good.. Let's bring razors into the future ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad
I like where your head is at though!!Quote:
Originally Posted by JOB15
Few people "got" Picasso or Jackson Pollock in their day, either-I think a true artist has to trust his/her intuition. I think your black/brown WB will look way cool, Joseph-you're not capable of making an ugly razor.Quote:
Originally Posted by JOB15
Kind words.
Many thanks :)
True. Think of James Brown. Not for everyone maybe. He makes my wife gnash her teeth but you have to admit he was definitely bold and that has a redeeming quality of it's own. Whether I like them or not I respect someone who has the stones to be just that bold. But it has to be that you believe in it, not just done for shock value like... Oh, say Dennis rodman for instance.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad
I just had the same thing happen on two razors I scaled a few weeks ago. They were out of a 3/8 thick blank that I made two sets of book matched scales from. One side was black the other translucent with black streaks. I went through the emotional stages: irritation, acceptance (because I wasn’t going to throw away or start over), and then the look grew on me after they were finished. One side was almost perfectly black and the other side is semi translucent but they look more charcoal than brown. I think you can’t really go wrong and is what I like about natural scales, to a point.
You guys could start a new "Mis-matched Scales" club (totally probably not kidding!). And for anybody who's got the nerve to try it, how about bone or ivory on one side, and black horn on the other. Make the wedge horn on top, bone on bottom (or vice versa). Could look cool!?:hmmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by jfk742
And Paul, I seriously dig James Brown; he was from just down the road in Augusta, SC.
One Scale is translucent brown the other is gorgeous imo..
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Researching this as we speak
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I like those little stripes on the scales. It makes it really stand out. Very cool IMHO.
