New Grip for a Feather RG
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Hmm....I think you could make something out of foam, if you're trying to save $$. Otherwise, I'd send it to one of our straight razor rescaling artists, and get a nice ebony handle made for it.
Maybe Joe Edson would be open to tackling it.
Maybe Joe Edson would be open to tackling it.
I have no experience making grips but have wondered whether a pliable putty like Sugru would work: http://sugru.com/
This would be easiest for a non-folding design but basically, copy the handle from an existing non-folding Feather using a mold and then reform it using Sugru or something similar.
This would be easiest for a non-folding design but basically, copy the handle from an existing non-folding Feather using a mold and then reform it using Sugru or something similar.
i would SCALE IT, in wood or acrylic.
Find a Tosuke grip!
those blue rubber handles are a problem..they get the handle all rusted..yea took me 3 tries with jewelery cleaner to clean it up..I stopped using anything on the handles..works a bit better as you feel it in your hands and the angle as well
The RG is brass, so rust will not be an issue, but the rubber Tosuke grip will not fit on that shaft, and it will look strange even if it does.
Are you interested in making the handle yourself? If so, you can make an inexpensive set of scales from wood and waxed string that would look really different and probably very nice on the RG. PM sent with more info.
Here is an example that was used for a Kami - if you can't find the string, I can send you enough to do the handle.
I think it would look nice with real wood handles, too. What a nice blank slate to work with!
Here is an example that was used for a Kami - if you can't find the string, I can send you enough to do the handle.
I think it would look nice with real wood handles, too. What a nice blank slate to work with!
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Ok, how about silicone pressure sensitive tape?
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Ivory!
If that's what I think it is, we called it F-4 tape in the Air Force. I worked with it so much that if I NEVER see any again, it'll be too soon! As for using it to make a razor handle -- I suspect that the tape would split at exactly the wrong instant, possibly causing a cut, and even if it didn't, you'd have to replace the tape.
Remember to overlap 50% -- or up to the green stripe in the middle.
Let us know what you decide to do, Telly. I'm kinda curious now. 
A friend of mine made a new handle in ivory for a feather DX but give it away because he couldn't shave with it without bleeding.
He gave it away? Ohhhhhh.....
I think you should have mycarver spin up a non folding version of his wooden tsukamaki grips for that:
Would Feather have the option of new scales? You could replace with original ones, or the teak or the ebony.
This is the non-folding model
I like that. How the heck did he make those scales? They are just awesome - though I might worry about functionality. When the scales are too nice, it becomes an issue with function - at least for me because I'm a slob.
My thought would be to make a nice set of mahogany or walnut scales with, maybe, a bit of inlay. Maybe, as was said, an ivory handle... yeah... that's the ticket...
