Thread: Any suggestions as to where to purchase scale materials

Hello:

I've decided to try to make some scales and would like any suggestions for sources of wood and
other materials.

Thanks,

Donald

The Wiki is a great source of information, all you need should already be there.

Originally Posted by dbseney

Hello:

I've decided to try to make some scales and would like any suggestions for sources of wood and
other materials.

Thanks,

Donald

How would you like a more difinitive answer? I just came from Woodcraft, a brick & mortar store (online as well) down the road from Home Depot here in Tulsa, with 5"x24"x1/4" pieces of ebony and bocote. The ebony was half off for $18 and the bocote full price for $14.

Masecraft got G10, micarta etc.

You can also take a look in the Workshop sticky

If you shop carefully on Flea Bay you will see "samples" of Exotic hardwood usually suitable for 4 to 6 sets of scales if you cut judiciously at a resonable price.

Some online lumber retailers also have samples for about the same price. Take the list below, see what you like best and start shopping for price.

I am partial to the richly colored hardwoods like Cocobolo, Brazilian Rosewood, and Blackwood.

It is more expensive, but I also bought 4 pieces of Heavily Acrylized Maple Burl (Natural, Blue, Green and Purple) that I haven't decided on the right razors to use them on yet. Actually I AM going to use the Natural Acrylized Maple Burl on my Wade & Butcher Barbers Only.

Here is my My Shortlist:

Antler (Sheds if you live in the right area)
Bone (cow actually polishes up like glass with no need for CA or varnish)
African Blackwood (Black)
Camatillo (Purple)
Figured Purpleheart (Purple)
Bloodwood (Red)
Pink Ivory (Pink)
Osage Orange (Orange)
Yellowheart (Yellow)
White Ash
Box Elder Burl (Heavy Acrylic Stabilzed or it will be too flixible)
Quilted Bubinga
Figured Bubinga
Quilted Sapele
Lacewood
Leopardwood
Brazillian Tigerwood
Ribbon Maple (Quilted Western Maple)
Thuya Burl
Madrone Burl
Brazilian Rosewood
Zirocote
Manzanita
Black & White Ebony
Olivewood
Ironwood
Cocobolo
Padauk
Zebrawood
Wenge
Black Walnut
Spalted Maple
Bocote