Quote Originally Posted by Bruno View Post
What type of file did you use? Was it diamond or carbid coated?
Bruno, I used this Grobet checkering file from MidwayUSA. I believe it's just carbon steel. Here is a link to it at MidwayUK. Grobet labels it a number 0.



Quote Originally Posted by RazorRookie
Please take a look at the image and tell me what you think. Is there any cute ways to tell what the scale material is, or at least what it isn't?
RazorRookie, Your picture is not very clear, but it looks like horn to me. Horn is actually a kind of hair, so you may be able to see that all of the fibers are going longitudinally.