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I don't think there's enough days in the week to hone out an 1/8" I would definitely bread knife the crack out, then do your standard progressions to set bevel etc...

As far as matching it nothing will come close to the bakelite look. It looks great but oh so scary to deal with. When I was de-pinning my Ator my friend said jokingly so will you be breaking them or...

You might be better off just looking for a donor on the bay. Thats what those scales were in the picture, & I managed to shatter them regardless.
Lucky for me a good friend had a spare set and was...

If your bakelite scales are turning brownish some Mass polishing compound and a cloth will turn them back to black nicely.

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Ator's are one of the sexiest razor/scale designs ever. Those embossed scales get my blood boiling!!!

Oh dear that is a loooooong crack.
The fact that its nearer the toe gives you a better chance at removing it. Since the blade looks toe heavy in the width.
I'd give it a go.

Heres my little dance with ATOR riflestock scales
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Gaah!!!!! :gaah:
And that was just by trying to de-pin it.

I think the larger Ators are 11/16" Knocking off 1/8" on a 6/8" wouldn't be my cup of tea. But what do you have to loose? Give a shot and get shaving.

1/8" is a lot to take off a blade They are wonderful razors with that humpback spine and those wonderful rifle stock scales witch are Oh So fragile. Being that they are narrow bakelite There so easy...