I can't find bone or horn scale blanks that don't cost an arm and a leg to Canada but I am thinking of getting some Walnut , Redwood or Black Palm. I don't want to spend big bucks yet because this will be my first scale making adventure.

Their all 6 x 2 x 1/8 and the price is per piece, I assume I would need two and I am guessing that there would be enough offcut to save for wedges (Maggards).

If I do decide to get some of those wood blanks, do I need to treat them somehow after I have made them and how do you shine them up?