Thread: To rescale or not rescale, that is the question....

So i just recieved a nice lot of 4 blades today, 3 of which should be able to be salvaged with minimal effort(knock on wood).

The 4th has a hairline crack in the blade.....


But on to the meaning of this thread.....

The reason i bid on this lot was for this Joseph Rogers blade you see below. The scales seem fine until you look at it from the top or bottom. There are some nice chips on the inside.

I really dont want to re-scale, because I like to keep things original when possible. Would these defects be a deal breaker to most of you?

Thanks!.

Here is a thread where I used epoxy and pigment to repair some chipped scales.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...rn-repair.html
Look at post 13

The darker the color the easier it is match the color.

Charlie

Thanks Macgyve...err i mean spazola!

your fingernails are ugly
















thanks for the link Spaz !!
spaz

Is that a crack at the pivot point?

If nothing else, new scales will make the razor look nicer.

Personally if the pivot pin area is not damaged and the scales aren't too warped to allow proper blade closure I like to keep them original. . As Oliver Cromwell said to a portrait artist,"Paint me as I am, warts and all."

The other option is to rescale, but simply use scales that match the original. Use them as a template to make new black horn scales. That way you keep the original materials and look, but have something that doesn't look like it was buried by the family dog.

Not a deal breaker for me, but i'd consider a rescale