Caveat - I've haven't even purchased my first straight, but I'm commited to learning one and will soon be making a purchase.

As a new guy, you can't help looking at some of the vintage razors with those nice decorative scales. You see florals and vinework, cameos and women with wind-swept hair, bamboo stalks and repititive patterns and you can't help but admire the beauty of the things, an element sadly missing from todays utilitarian items.

While looking at these, I spotted the basic plastic scales for restoration that can be purchased from Classicshaving.com and suddenly I had me a thought...

Anyone ever decorate a set of plastic scales?

It seems to me with a Dremel on a slow speed, a small butane torch for smoothing (maybe, or maybe it's not needed) and a bottle of plastic polish, you could really get artistic with todays razors. I've seen engraving on bone, horn, plastics & acrylics, wood, glass and resin done with a Dremel, really nice intricate stuff. I'm beginning to to wonder why I shouldn't buy a cheap set of plastic scales and give it a whirl, though I've never worked in plastic before. I know it melts pretty easily and you have to go slow, but I've seen finished pieces, so I know it's plausible, just no idea how I'd do it or what I'd need.

Anyone ever do this?