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    Ok I'll will look on there. Thank you.

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    IMO Hoover if you care to retain historical and antique value I guess I would say put back what was there and keep it stock. Never worked with antler but I imagine it would be similar to bone. Not sure though. Horn is simple to work. He'll if you're not worried about value then pick what catches your eye
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    Lovely blade... A real beauty..

    I would say use wood. It's easy to work with and gives the best finishes in my opinion.
    Rosewood or Cocobolo are two great woods

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    I've Bought from Austin Kennedy before. Got some good blanks in horn. And a fair price.
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    So I've been looking into making scales. And so far I've came to the conclusion that I wouldn't have all the tools to do it. I'm sure I could do it but without the right equipment I doubt it.

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    The tools needed are your mitts and a cheap scroll saw hand held and sand paper and a hand held drill. That's really about all I use and yea its time consuming but you can do a lot with a little.
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    These were made by hand. I do have a band saw, that being said the horn were done all by hand from .250" down to about .114" the bone I cut with the band saw then shaped and polished by hand.
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    Yep. My first couple sets were with hand tools and a drill. It can be done. Id say the hardest part for me was making the wedge as its small and hard to sand. A jig can be made for it but i still havent made one.
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    http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...ales-hand.html
    This is a good start. You can get a lot of shaping done in a really short time with a scraper.
    Bahco Scraper - Lee Valley Tools
    You will be surprised as to how few tools you actually need.
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