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As it turns out I couldn't unwarp the scales. I clamped them to a brass bar and steamed them for 1 hour, the dried at 200 degrees f for 2 hours. After cooling, they returned to their warped shape....

Thanks Tom, These scales were warped when I got them, they did not become that way in the shave den. Being stabilized, they should be impervious to normal anounts of water splash and humidity. I have...

Thanks Glen, sounds like the same principle as my boil, calmp, and bake except maybe more gentle. No need for pics as your description was very good

Bob

A few years ago I purchased a razor with mammoth ivory bark stabilized scales. The scales came warped, more twisted than curved. Most of the twist is at the wedge end. The razor does not close...