Are these scales repairable, somehow?
So I'm brand new to straight razor shaving (I haven't even had my first shave with a straight yet!!). I've been traditional wetshaving with a DE for a couple months now, so hopefully it's not too much of a transition. I have a shave ready razor from the classifieds on the way, but somehow I got this idea in my head that I wanted to snag some good deals on ebay on some razors I could clean up. I really like the idea of cleaning up and honing some razors. I've got a chinese 12k, and a norton 4k/8k and DMT D8E on the way, so I should be OK to start practicing honing and messing around cleaning up some blades. Anyway, I've got some extra money to bid on some relatively inexpensive razors with some of the guidelines in mind that I've learned here.
On to the real question..
In the heat of the moment, on ebay last night, I was browsing all sorts of search terms and searching all over for an immediate fix to my RAD. Anyway, this baby popped up with like 30 seconds left, so I didn't have time to take too good of a look. I glanced at the first and second pics, saw that the blade looked OK, and from the first picture, I thought the scales were just in a square end, which I actually liked. So, I quickly logged in, placed a bid, and won it. I was so happy! I decided to scroll down and take a closer look at what I bought, and then I noticed the description that the handle was broken :gaah: My heart sank - what a bonehead move. When my heart starts racing on ebay for stuff that is pretty cheap, I just go crazy. Anyway, what do you guys think of the scales? Any chance of repairing them? The blade does look good, I think. If I can't save the scales somehow, I might just try my hand at making my own, although it will take me forever since I don't have a proper workshop or equipment :p