Thread: Old horn scales

I have some old horn scales on a Wade&Butcher that I'm trying to keep rustic the scales are a bit rough and I'm not particularly fond of them. They pinch inwards and the blade hits the side at the toe. I carefully dipped the scales into boiling water so the blade didn't get into the water and then shoved chopsticks in-between them to spread them apart while they cooled. It worked to spread them but they are still very uneven. So what I was wondering is would it be bad for the blade to be dipped into boiling water? If it's ok to put the razor directly into boiling water I plan on putting shims along the entire length of the blade on both sides then use close pins or something to lightly clamp it till it cools.
The reason I'm going through all this trouble to save the scales even though I'm not particularly fond of em is It's my best shaver and I only have three usable razors right now so I don't want to tare it down and make new scales for it right now.
So rely long story short is it OK for the blade to be put into Boiling water?