FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pair of scales for knives, hand tools, and the like according to my new design, wherein the interior surfaces of the scales are not claimed;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another pair of scales for knives, hand tools, and the like according to my new design, wherein the interior surfaces of the scales are not claimed;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a rear elevation view thereof.

The broken lines shown herein depict either unclaimed features of the design or the boundaries of the claimed subject matter.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for scales for knives, hand tools, and the like, as shown and described.

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USthis patent	US-D595556-S	S1	7 Jul 2009	29 May 2008	granted	Scales for knives, hand tools, and the like

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