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Oh, that's a thought.

What makes you think they're not Micarta?

I'll give these fellows a try, though I think I still have to stabilize the scales a bit - the holes are torn out enough that...

You know, that's what I thought - they kind of feel like pressed leather.

Except a) they're a little more fibery than pressed leather, and b) they're magnetic. I've never heard of leather being...

That's a thought.

I bought a throwaway razor with nice scales to replace these, so if I experiment and wreck them I'm not out anything, so I may give this a try.

I kind of feel like these...

Does anyone have any tips on repairing these scales?

Someone on another forum thinks they might be Micarta. They are mildly magnetic, which would support that theory.

They're pretty soft,...