Thread: My first attempt at making scales

well i recieved a scales kit from vlad and have been terrified to do anything with them. However during a visit to my mothers in which i spoke with her neighbour, he seemed quite interested and i showed him a razor that i recently recieved from joe ( my blade with Joe scales) and explained my interest in making new scales for another blade.

Cut a long story short, he took me to his workshop in his garage and he had everything I needed to make a cracking job a bandsaw, fret saw, vertical drill and an awesome bench sander...i was tickled pink....

I went back there a few hours later and cut my first set so I have enclosed a picture of the first stage...i apologise for the poor quality picture as It was taken on my mobile phone so bear with me, next stage is to drill the holes and shape them...i cant wait but it did take me a few hours but i hope it wont take so long to do the next set....

regards,simon

ps..these are the tools I was lucky enough to be able to use so I think i was quite fortunate..wouldnt you say...

Nice looking wood,what type is it? ,should look great when finished
Kind regards Peter

i think its bloodwood, is that right? I got it from vlad when he did the kits so i think its pretty hot....

Originally Posted by coully

i think its blood wood, is that right? I got it from vlad when he did the kits so i think its pretty hot....

its good that you have access to some tools,it will make the job a bit easier,take your time and I`m sure they will turn out great.
Best of luck
Kind regards Peter

You also may want to try to convert your mom's neighbor to go straight.

Good job, Simon - I'm looking forward to seeing the progress on this one.

here is the final effort, i finished them at 1245am and im tickled pink, there a few issues that with practice im sure I will get to grips with.

Background....

This is a Easy Cutter 6/8th, that I got as my first proper straight razor from Bill Ellis's site last Xmas, so I did nothing with the blade at all, it is however one of my regular razors cos i like it....the scales are bloodwood, that came in kit form from Vlad with pins and washers, reason it took so long was I was chicken...lol...

Enough Said here are the pics





So any newbies like me, take the plunge, have a bash at it, its a great feeling to have completed it....

Cheers to all the guys who helped me do this...you know who you are...Simon

Excellent job there Simon.

You see..it ain't that daunting when you give it a try.

Gary

see I hate to say I told you so ,but they did turn out great,actually bloody great
nice effort ,but you know what you have done ,each set has to be better than the last,so given that you haven`t cut your self much slack
excellent
Kind regards Peter

They look pretty darn good from where I sit, Simon. Good job. Keep 'em coming.