What would you do with these (ivory?) scales?

**Johnny J** · 11-11-2009, 10:32 PM

Just my opinion, but I wouldn't shorten the blade, I'd rescale it & save the ivory scales for a shorter blade.

**Scipio** · 11-15-2009, 11:25 AM

Thats definately ivory, 100%. Do not shorten the blade. Have it rescaled in ebony or dark horn and use the ivory as circular inlays like a Mastro Livi. It would look awesome and its not hard to do.

**TheBaron** · 11-15-2009, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Scipio

Thats definately ivory, 100%. Do not shorten the blade. Have it rescaled in ebony or dark horn and use the ivory as circular inlays like a Mastro Livi. It would look awesome and its not hard to do.

+1, although instead of circular inlays, how bout an elongated inlay that covers most the scales. You could make it look like Ivory scales outlined in ebony.

**Scipio** · 11-15-2009, 05:10 PM

That would be good also, but much harder to do successfully IMO

**TheBaron** · 11-15-2009, 05:59 PM

much harder to do but if you fail there is still enough material to do circles.

**Scipio** · 11-15-2009, 07:01 PM

This is true. I still reckon it would take alot of skill to cut the ivory in exactly the same shape as the ebony/horn, only to a smaller scale to be inlayed; then even more skill to chip/router out the correctly sized recess to receive the inlay. Would look superb though.

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