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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.