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Cleaning up an old razor of mine.. need scales!
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Good job. What are you going to rescale it with?
Regards - Walt
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I have no clue! IDk how to make the scales so idk i can't afford the ones you get off srd or somwhere there like 75 bucks.. i think i could turn it into a fixed handle i might be able to do that before i could make some scales but i have no idea.. i cleaned another one today i am going to send it off to get honed as well as another on i have.. my dovo is getting dull so thats 3 i need to send off. dang!
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Originally Posted by
warghoul88
I have no clue! IDk how to make the scales so idk i can't afford the ones you get off srd or somwhere there like 75 bucks.. i think i could turn it into a fixed handle i might be able to do that before i could make some scales but i have no idea.. i cleaned another one today i am going to send it off to get honed as well as another on i have.. my dovo is getting dull so thats 3 i need to send off. dang!
Several online vendors have simple plastic scales for reasonable prices. I've used the TI scales ($12 ??) from
Fendrihan, Classic Wet Shaving Store
I'm sure other sites (in the US) have similar items.
If you want scales in exotic materials, the price goes up really fast.
Charles
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Since you're in the US, there's a decent selection of scales at classicshaving.com
The photos are pretty blurry, but it looks like you did a pretty good job cleaning it up. The trouble is that from what I can see in the photos, that razor has a HUGE frown. That means you're going to have to jump through some serious hoops to get it honed, and when you're done, there's going to be a lot less razor left than what you have now, so it's probably not a good candidate for a large investment of cash.
That being said, it makes it a perfect candidate for learning about restoration on. I've got a Hero razor that was almost that bad when I got it, and it's a great shaver now, although it's 20% narrower than when I started. Stick with basic plastic replacement scales for now, and put better scales on the next project.