Bakelite dust/epoxy for dark horn repair

[sharptonn]

I thought I would share this. I attempted a dust/epoxy repair on my dark horn test scale using dust from an equally dark donor . The dust was too light as I suppose the dye had not penetrated the horn. The result is in the first pic. As I knew the horn would darken after applying neetsfoot oil after repairs, I figured I needed something even darker for a good end result.
I mixed up some bakelite dust. Nice and dark brown! The third pic shows where I fixed 3 good bug bites on my test scale. Seems a perfect match after oiling the scale! The bakelite also seemed to mix better without clumping and went on more even. I sanded when dry and used a wire brush to simulate the grain of the horn.