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TBH Mike, I use the MinWax polycrylic finish, for oily woods. Its a water based finish for wood, and I've had no problems with it.

The cool part about horn. If the blade doesn't center, you can heat the the scales with a heat lamp while pinned, and tweak them a bit to center. Or place a piece of paint stick between them to...

Well Aaron, when I get scales that want to return to their warped shape. I like to heat them till a very pliable state, then bend and twist them back n forth to break the memory in the fibers, then...