On the weekend I rescaled a couple of razors. One from about the 1920 - 1950's and the other from about 1815 - 1825. They are oiled and wax sealed scales. These are not full restorations although I gave the blades a good cleaning but not a full rust pit removal, they are what I term a custom renovation. I wasn't all that interested in the historical style of the scales on the blades originally as they were simple bananna style. The originals were broken and in the case of the Bengall may well have been at some stage replaced in any case. Steve
The timbers are very hardy and the wax I used is very pure lanolin rubbed in layer after layer into the scales. Sheep seem to cope with rain fairly well so I'll see how it goes for shaving on the scales. It has given a very matte lustrous feel.
