Originally Posted by
puketui41
Ok, time to 'fess up: its camel bone. I know this because I made them. Sorry for the trickery, I just wanted to make a point: looks can be deceptive. i'd never thought they looked like horn but I can see why others would. To touch them, or see them up close they look and feel like well handled antique ivory with none of the tell tale signs of bone. I like the black light idea, I'll be interested to see if it shows up the deception in these scales. Get those test photos on the go Willis! Sorry again for the deception folks, no insult intended. Ok Willis, you can have your thread back now me old mate :D