Thread: Straightening horn scales

I have serious problems with English [eheh!], but my first succesfull experience with horn scales is documented below. I hope this could be the starting point for a new short tutorial.

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To straighten out horn scales:
1_ put the scales in boiling water for 20' (protect the blade);
2_ dry with paper and put some spacers between scales to give them the correct distance and bending;
3_ clamp scales between two pieces of wood covered with soft paper;
4_ add more spacers if required, slightly increase pressure and let dry for 48h;
5_ put scales in oil (I use sweet almond oil) for 24h before cleaning them.

Steps #1 to #4 can be repeated (before going to #5) if required to obtain the proper shape.

EDIT: added pics in .zip format.