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Thread: Saving Scales
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04-17-2021, 11:45 AM #1
Saving Scales
No scales are too far gone :/
Lovely pressed horn had to be saved..
One month in neatsfoot oil...
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04-17-2021, 01:11 PM #2
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Thanked: 634I have used that method for years except I use a straight pin because it is thinner and just as strong.
I also take really bad scales (honey horn, dark horn, bone, ivory) and sand them down and save the powder in small containers. I use the powder along with superglue to rebuild missing parts of scales.
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04-17-2021, 02:18 PM #3
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Thanked: 4825Looking good!
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04-17-2021, 02:35 PM #4
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Thanked: 3215Bamboo tooth picks?
Bamboo is amazingly strong for its size. I use them and skewers for all kinds of uses. They are great for wood when repairing a striped out or loose screw. Just glue in the hole and run the screw back in or fill the hole with toothpick or skewer cut off flush and re-drill the hole once the glue has dried.
I too sand over a clean cookie sheet to save the powder and sprinkle over CA glue. For black horn a sharpie works great to match the color a drop of CA over the sharpie seals it.
Nice work, great save.
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04-17-2021, 04:13 PM #5
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Thanked: 556Nice save. They look like new.
I’d love to see how you construct your metal wedges.David
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04-17-2021, 06:19 PM #6
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04-18-2021, 02:31 AM #7
Well done. End result is a very nice looking razor. What did you finish the scales with?
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04-18-2021, 12:50 PM #8
Thanks..I was hoping someone would not ask that question ha ha.. It is an anti chip no primer needed satin black spray..3 coats applied properly will last a lifetime.. I guess i kinda turned horn into a type of plastic? woops..
What do you guys think, is that wrong or acceptable?
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04-18-2021, 01:03 PM #9
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Thanked: 4825It is not uncommon in saving old scales that fillers are used, epoxy binder will leave a flat area in the polish, so CA can be used to seal the epoxy to a Polish able finish. So I guess plastic coatings and fillers are not uncommon in saving old scales.
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04-18-2021, 01:04 PM #10
Why bother to save the horn if they are then painted?