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I was not able to save the old scales. They were so dry and brittle that they broke while attempting to unpin them.
Thanks for the paint stick tip btw, that's a great idea!

I'm thinking horn maybe.

Hi Aaron1234, Being my first try I didn't attempt to inlay the badge. I just drilled out some half holes to fit the back tabs and glued it in.

Thanks! I drilled three little holes halfway into the scale so that the tabs on the back of the badge would fit in, and then i glued it in.
I'm thinking I'd like to try horn scales next time.

I bought this Frederick Reynolds a few weeks ago, and decided it'd be a perfect candidate for my first attempt at making scales. I chose to go with Camel bone. I reused the original wedge, and was...