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After filling a few bug holes I soaked the scales in neatsfoot for over a week. The soak at least fixed the twist in one of the scales.
Then I cooked them at 325 for 25 minutes between two steel...

Electric heat treating oven since I don't like baking steel in my kitchen oven. :)

For flattening horn, I bring a steel plate up to 325 degrees F. Put the horn on it and then put another piece of plate steel on it. Then let the everything cool to room temperature. Works every time...

I'm currently restoring/rescuing a James Barlow with Sheffield faux tortoise horn scales. The blade appears to have been brutalized by a botched restore in the past, but I'm trying to bring it back. ...