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Real quick, here's the completed project. It's with Larry right now getting honed. Brass stacked washers with brass pins.

Thanks for everyones' help.

Thank you Bruno. I'm telling you guys, the neatsfoot oil made all the difference. It really rejuvenated the scales. When I sanded, I dipped the paper into the oil, using it like water.

Here's a...

Here's another, better update. This is after a couple of coats of scratch-x and then around 8 coats of carnuba wax. Mirror finish from 150+ old scales.

Sidmind, if you want, post up your result...

I wanted to give an update. I soaked then in neatsfoot oil for 24 hrs then sanded up to 6000 grit. They look great! See?

Certainly not off topic. I believe this forum exists to foster conversation about topics. Neatsfoot oil was brought up. If we were sitting around a table, you would have asked the question. Why not...

I got an email with a post that isn't showing up on here.....interesting and weird. Anyway, just FYI for that poster, neatsfoot oil can be found at Walmart in the shoe aisles, or in sporting goods,...

I've got a razor in that the gentleman wants me to keep the original scales on. It's an old W&B with horn scales that are actually not in horrible horrible shape. If it was one that he planned on...