Thread: Whatcolor goes with blonde?

Just ordered some blonde horn slabs for scales,and was thinking of doing a liner on the inside of the horn I want your guys opinion on what colors would go good with blone horn.

Blonde horn is such a beautiful material, so fitting with some of your blades... I would just polish it to perfection and nothing more.

My 2c

Oh and some liner material suggestions besides g10

As for a wedge
Most members always frowned when I mentioned that I use good "oll" lead. Its period correct its oh so easy to bash out a proper wedge and if you make a mistake just bash it more to reform and bash it again.
Members always yelled "Poison" while they were probably typing it out smoking on a Pall Mall.
POISON SMOISON
Sand outside with a respirator if your squeamish.
and the best part it cheaper then hell.
J.M.H.O.

Find an acrylic dealer who sells samples, there are some on Ebay. Get a sample of every color, solid, translucent, pearly, etc. available. Hold one next to your horn and decide if you like that color as a liner or wedge or whatever you're looking for, then order the appropriate material in that color. The samples I use are big enough to get 4 wedges out.
Keep in mind thickness, as 1/8 acrylic would need considerable thinning to be used as a liner. you may be able to find thinner alternate material in your chosen color.
For honey horn I wouldn't use a liner, and if i did, it would be brass or copper sheet.

Originally Posted by Tarkus

As for a wedge
Most members always frowned when I mentioned that I use good "oll" lead. Its period correct its oh so easy to bash out a proper wedge and if you make a mistake just bash it more to reform and bash it again.
Members always yelled "Poison" while they were probably typing it out smoking on a Pall Mall.
POISON SMOISON
Sand outside with a respirator if your squeamish.
and the best part it cheaper then hell.
J.M.H.O.

Yep, lead seems to go with anything. I usually set the Wedge-O-Mat to 'assorted' and can always find something to start with.

I don't see the need for a liner on horn, for thin Ivory or bone I like to resin bond a couple pieces of 3/4 oz. fiberglass to the scales.

Blonde or honey horn should be transparent. So u can see the blade inside them. But if I were...it'd be brass.

U could line the wedge with very thin brass, if you don't like the color of lead.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Yep, lead seems to go with anything. I usually set the Wedge-O-Mat to 'assorted' and can always find something to start with.

Hey Tom wasn't there a switch on your Wedge O Mat that if you switched it, it would turn the lead wedges to Krugerrands?

Originally Posted by Cattleman02

Just ordered some blonde horn slabs for scales,and was thinking of doing a liner on the inside of the horn I want your guys opinion on what colors would go good with blone horn.

Me! But my hair (what's left of it) is grey, and that slab's missing an "e".