I started removing the pitting on the Tonsorial Gem that just arrived today. Since it's a very delicate grind (gives a clean sound when I strum it) I decided to hand-sand it. Unfortunately it seems impossible to get those vertical lines left from grinding (if I remember it correctly, they're stabilizers?) nice and clean. The sooner I get some working tips (Vlad? Bill? Jason?) the sooner I can post pics of the finished product.

P.S. While we're on this project, the scales appear to be bone. I don't know what a dunking in bleach would do to them, so what would be a good way to properly disinfect the whole shabang without harming the metal/bone?

Thank you in advance gentlemen.