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08-13-2012, 05:50 AM #1< Banned User >
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We're all here to help each other, Parker!
I just wish I knew the first thing about making scales...feel free to call me an idiot.
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08-13-2012, 05:51 AM #2The Razor Talker
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Last thing from! Some are just better at other things than others! You seem to be a really good stropper from what I can tell!
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We're all here to help each other, Parker!
I just wish I knew the first thing about making scales...feel free to call me an idiot."When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Thomas Jefferson
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08-13-2012, 05:54 AM #3< Banned User >
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"My name is mapleleafalumnus and I'm addicted to stropping." because I'm a middle-aged man with few hobbies! Originally Posted by parkerskouson
Get back to learning how to make beautiful scales -- I wanna learn, too!
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08-13-2012, 06:04 AM #4< Banned User >
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Has anyone ever made scales out of teak?
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08-13-2012, 06:12 AM #5The Razor Talker
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Go for it! I may try KOA wood sometime Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus
"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Thomas Jefferson
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08-13-2012, 07:01 AM #6Senior Member
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I've made scales from Teak, Lignum Vitae, Oak, American Walnut, Welsh Yew which is my favourite, Ebony, Cocobolo, laburnum, and quite a few other hardwoods, if the wood is seasoned correctly and you seal it with gloss wax and polish it should last as long as you do. here's few for you to look at.
Jamie.
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08-13-2012, 11:51 PM #7Incidere in dimidium
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As SRP's resident late-mediaeval historian, can I just say that I'm very happy to hear the OLD Welsh tradition of working with Yew is still going strong? The longbow and the straight razor: two beautiful and potentially deadly works of art! Originally Posted by celticcrusader
Edit: I forgot to say: those are beautiful scales! What did you line them with?Last edited by Cangooner; 08-13-2012 at 11:58 PM.
It was in original condition, faded red, well-worn, but nice.
This was and still is my favorite combination; beautiful, original, and worn.
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