Thread: Foreign matter in bakelite scales

I'm in the middle of working on a Lion Brand from Yankee Cutlery. I finished the blade and successfully straightened the scales. Giving them a once over I decided they could use a little sanding to remove some scratches before polishing. There was also a tiny spec of something metallic that seemed to be embedded in the bakelite. I figured it would just come out with some sanding but it just keeps getting bigger. It seems to be a piece of brass that has been molded into the scale material. I've seen this sort of a thing a couple times before. I can't really justify putting new scales on this blade, but it's a bit of an eye sore. I could keep sanding and it may go away, or it may get bigger. I guess I'm posting this in hopes of some ideas. Any chemicals that can make brass black(permanent marker looks weird).