Thread: wood for scales

hello guys
I got some nos blades without scales, its swedish blades so I wanted to make the sclales from swedish wood. Have someone experience with this different woodtypes? some of them that isnt very good to make scales of? Thank you for your help
(from the left on the picture: 1 common juniper, 2 Pronus Padus (bird cherry, hackberry) 3 oak, 4 apple, 5 cherry (or maybe it can be wildcherry)

I forgot the pictures, here they are. I got one more question aswell. I new to making scales so I thought that maybe a flat wedge may be better? im worried that im not gonna get the exact same angel and that the blades not gonna be centerd, or isnt it that hard to get a good wedge?

Try here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...wers-here.html

Which ever is the Harder wood, and if any have natural water resistance, go that direction...

Wedge vs Spacer

Razor scales are desigend to "Flex" the scales should be bowed (adds strength too) and the angle should match the angle in the tang, that was how they were designed originally, you can of course do whatever you like as they are your razors, but when they continually loosen the pins, the razor starts falling through the scales, or it starts closing off center later, then you will learn why those old farts years ago designed things a certain way

I dont got any old scales for these razors but i got an other klas törnblod razor so I will try to copy the wedge from that one then and hope it will work. About the different types of wood I got I was thinking about using different type of wood on each blade. The oak I think is the hardest but I was wondering if anyone got any bad experiance with some of the other wood types? If not I suppose I will just try and hope for the best. thank you gus for your fast answers

Think about the finish you are going to use, you can google the type of wood and probably get some expert opinions on Wet situations and which finish will be best for each wood..

You could make some from Elder tree (Fläder- Hylleträd). It´s a very nice tree, or from a apple or pear tree. I have 2 made from Elder tree and 2 of apple. Elder tree is a bit tricky to work with.
It screws around it self, but when you get a piece that is good for scales it makes the most beautiful patterns. Also the core of an old appel tree will be very beautiful when oiled or waxed.

I will try to find some fjäder. I just cut out the first scales now, and I chosed to start with apple. I have ordered some CCL Knife Handle Oil, danish oil and wax to try out. (Its just one side of the scale on the picture and its not pined yet)

Good start, but too thick at the wedge area, the scales overwhelm the blade.

Elder folklore: if one wishes to cut an Elder, one must always ask permission. In the case of the Elder, after asking permission, one must wait until Hylde-Moer grants consent by remaining silent. Or bad luck will follow you home.