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I finally have quite a few good shaves under my belt and my stropping technique is rather consistent. Im looking for a shaver some what nicer than the two beat up ones I have (they are good shavers though! just not pretty)
Anyway I have my eye on a razor that has a cracked scale but a beautiful blade, what is a fair estimate of what a pair of acrylic scales set me back? Just curious before I made the plunge.
Thanks!
it really depends on who you have do it...you can probably get them done for as cheap as $40 or as much as $100. OR you could just buy a totally messed up blade with good scales on ebay or at an antique store for less.Quote:
Originally Posted by rswarrior
Not to be "that guy" but acrylic is one of the easiest materials to work with, and is quite conducive to working it with hand tools ( I actually recommend it, as high speed tools can cause melting).
Order a sheet of acrylic 1/8" thick in any color you want and try it. A 12 x 12 sheet won't set you back any more than $15.00, and a coping saw is $7.00 at lowes. Last thing you need is a drill (preferably a drill press) and if you don't have one, I'm sure your neighbor/father/in-laws/co-worker has one you can borrow.
Acrylic is a great material to learn on too IMHO because it's inexpensive and very forgiving. I've never heard of anyone splitting acrylic without doing something seriously wrong.