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Looking good Dooey

Looking good Dooey
The lead should sand off alright
I usually leave the lead wedge a fraction bigger and peen it to fit the scales tighter then sand the final shape to match the scale

+1 on using masking tape first then the double sided tape
Makes it a damn site easier to kleen them up
I have used this on horn & bone with no problems
Also on acrylic which saves getting it...

I use acetone and it gets the double sided tape glue off easy as
Get it from Bunnings in 1L for about $10 think is was
Like the set up looks to be progressing along well

Fixed it lol

Any hard flat surface will work just need it water proof for wet sanding, I also use 320-400 grit for lapping, my glass plate is a piece of tempered glass from a set of old scales

Dooey do you have a lapping plate you could use wrapped in lower grit paper?
I use wet & dry on my glass plate I use for lapping for thinning most scale materials.
you could go as low as 80 grit...

looks like a great project Dooey
I am currently doing some bone scales from about 4mm x 25mm x 200mm blanks from Robsbits
after I got b!tched at for stinking the house out when rough grinding the...

Keep us posted Dooey