Thread: Scale joinery experiment

Another eBay razor, the scales were pretty much toast so, what the heck, I decided to experiment on them. This time an old Shepherd warranted, before:



I wanted to try a simple dovetail joint to see if I could construct a new end to the broken scale, so I flattened the break, cut out the dovetail, and cut a new piece of horn to match tight. It held pretty well on its own, and the joint was filled with CA glue. Here's some progress and after pics. It really ain't pretty, but I liked the old scales.



Unfortunately I cracked the joint a little from too much sanding pressure , but some glue seems to have stabilized it.






Has anyone done something like this and had success? Any thoughts on the long-term stability? I really love how this one came out (A Razors Tale: Shepherd Warranted Stub Tail) so after all the work I'm debating just building a new set anyway. But it was fun to tinker, thought I'd share.