Thread: Scale material

There is a variety of methods. The most simple starts with warming them with a heat lamp and using a weight to flatten them. You can also use a clothes iron, or a hair straightener, or hot oil. The exact number escapes me, but I think the max temperature for horn is 325. I have used both oil and a clothes iron with success, the oil is a tricky one and tallow or lard is what they used way back when. I used mineral oil and a calibrated thermometer. The clothes iron can be checked with a non contact thermometer. If you ensure your temp is low enough you won’t cause the horn to bubble or delaminate. The hair straightener is likely not going to overheat the horn in a short time, it is after all for hair.