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Thats nothing,I have been in warehouses, In England, that hold 1000 times more Ivory,the brits raped africa and india of Ivory.legally, back in the day,most today gets doled out at auction to buyers...

Was not being Rude Glen,Your a gun Guy,would you restore a nice 1886 with a Zebrawood stock and beavertail forend?
Just because thats what the owner wanted,I think not.

As has been said above,wood was used because of cheapness,ease of working.availibilty.
back in the day,the best of the best did not have wood scales.
The great blades,The classic blades,should IMO...

What were you doing with the burls? Scales?

Shape,Contour,drill all before separating them.JMO

Can we see some pics of your work fellas?

a rasp is not the sort of tool one should use to shape scales,sorry but I have to disagree.

What scales do you not like???????

Carry on,I just feel the old ways are the best ways.

Was wood used back in the day? (not much) ask yourself why plastic (all phenolics) natural materials such as Horn,Ivory,Bone were used as was bakalite and hard rubber,simple answer,they are...

JMO, wood is great,wood is wonderfull,but not the best meterial for scales,unless you can buy stabilized wood,which is than a sort of plastic.