Quote Originally Posted by steveg View Post
Ah, thank you very much. I had planned on polishing the pin also so now I know how far to go on each step. The scales on the razor-in-question are cow bone and I'm a little worried that their porosity will pick up blackening from the buffing wheel so I'll be using Mother's Mag Polish and a soft cloth. Have you had any "staining" of unsealed scales from the mag polish? By the way, I use an old mousepad stuck down to the edge of my workbench and lay the cloth out over that to polish. The soft surface is very forgiving.
The mousepad is an extremely good idea, not so much for polishing the pins, as the scales themselves before pinning. It could be used with fine abrasive paper. Fine, hairlike pores in bone can indeed be a problem with just about any kind of polish, or just in use. It might be an idea to rub in cellulose sealer or white paint, to be rubbed off while wet and polished off when dr, but seal the pores.