Hi Guys, need some advice regarding this as its my first adventure into taking a razor apart and putting new scales onto it.

basically i have a very nice piece of untreated oak that has been sitting around my house for many years, ive been looking at it thinking it would be happier as a set of scales on my razor.

just some questions regarding re-scaling a razor.

- Can i use oak? theres no danger in using it ? as ive read some info on here about certain woods that maybe harmful.

- How do i go about sealing the wood to make sure its not going to absorb water? can i use a boat varnish etc?

- I read a post on here somewhere about using brass rod for pins, i can get brass braising rods (as used in welding) is this ok to use? if not wheres a good place in the UK to get pins from?

cheers for any advice you can offer guys.


Kris