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Progress on scales..... not lookin so good.
Well, here's an update on how the more aggressive sanding went.
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So, as you can see I must of spaced out while sanding and took off WAY to much at the wedge.... and/or the scales were starting to rot and "crumbled" easier than they should of. TBH, Im leaning toward me being a bonehead. So the big question is whether I pin this little guy up and shape the wedge end profile so all is flush or discard the scales (maybe get a template of the good one and save for future scale making endeavors).
I have attached a pic of the blade in question. FYI it's 5/8 Morgan Razor Works Vandium Steel with a very slight smile, one small pit near the edge at the heel and a slight nick 1/2" from the tip. There was no blade deterioration due to cell rot. Hand sanded it down from 80 to 2000 grit. wet sanding. I was not going for perfect, just needed some actual experience to get and idea what it was like.
Neil Miller: Will give Hydrogen Peroxide a try, should be interesting to see if it makes a difference.
Anyway, thanks for all the help!