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yes scales

Actually the wood when stabilized does not become like plastic. If you get to work with stabilized burls, they are just as brittle as before stabilization. The difference is the stabilized wood is...

Here is list of what I think is the minimum equipment to make scales.
Coping saw
Sand paper
flat and half round file
vice, clamps
pin vice for drilling pin holes
sand paper

If you have...