Re: Scale Material ID Help
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Originally Posted by
nun2sharp
It may be as thin as the scales are and the absence of washers, hard to tell without having them in my hands.
exactly the reason for me thinking that they are ivory
Re: Scale Material ID Help
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Originally Posted by
sheffieldlover
If it has tiny little pores in the material, they are bone. If they have a faint grain pattern to them and no little pores, they are ivory. But they are definitely one of the two.
no pores, it's definitely not bone, feels different to bone. There could be a grain there but it's a bit hard to tell
Re: Scale Material ID Help
Thanks guys, sorry it took so long to get decent pictures! at least I know 2 things now.
1 How to take acceptable razor shots
2 what ivory looks like as scales
Luke