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Don’t know. Wouldn’t hurt to try.

Thank you for the compliment. It was rude of me not to respond right away.

I have to admit to being intimidated by the possibility of celluloid rot. The staining on the scales and the black on...

Breadknifed the blade an an DMT 325 to remove most of the chip. Then went to an DMT 1000 with 1 layer of tape to set the bevel and finish removing the remnants of the chip. Followed with Norton...

I got rid of the chip without losing too much metal.
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Managed to clean it up and not damage the etching.
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The scales cleaned up nicely with toothpaste and automotive rubbing...

Been on a bit of an extended holiday with wife and dogs and haven’t been able to work on the PUMA as a result. I will get back to it in a week.

I am ordering some replacement horn scales from...

Gssixgun to the rescue again. :bow

Transferring inlays to new scales. I believe Glen glues these to the surface and if that’s OK for him, it is more than fine for me.
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I found this thread about using heat on plastic to place the inlay.

https://straightrazorpalace.com/workshop/115222-inlays-acrylic-plastic.html

Seems worth a try.

Less than 36 hours in a Ziplock and the black stuff has reappeared. Sure looks like celluloid rot. Thank you to Cudarunner and others for the warning and the diagnostic suggestion. :cry:

What a...

Will do. Thanks for the suggestion.

I used my Dremel abrasive pads on the black stuff. Turns out it wasn’t corrosion after all, just some kind of stain that seems to come off fairly easily. I guess I lucked out on that.

I will...

Got the coffin box and the razor for $25 CDN. I Will try to clean up the scales and make the razor shave ready, but am asking for some advice before I start.

I will go through the usual steps to...