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  1. 11-14-2006, 10:33 PM #1
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    Hi All,

    Just thought I'd share this if you don't already know.

    I was rumaging around my box of bits and found an old set of plain black bone scales. They were a bit tatty but the perfect size for a razor I have.

    I took out all blemishes with 120, 240, 400 & 600 grit first.

    I then mixed some fabulustre with metal polish paste and hand polished to a high gloss. It is very quick and there is no need to go beyond 600 grit before you polish.

    I did initially use my dremel buffing wheel but it is far too agressive, hand buffing / polishing is all that is required.

    So I went from a dull, scratched and lightly chipped set of scales to a smooth glossy finish in about 30 minutes. Pic attached

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  2. 11-14-2006, 10:45 PM #2
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    I am removing all material that Lerch may find offensive or construe as a personal attack... bye bye, now...
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    Quote Originally Posted by urleebird
    Hey Gary...

    What animal has black bones? The stuff looks vaguely similar to buffalo horn. Regardless... That material outlives a lot of stuff... and you did a good job.
    You got me there Bill, yeah Buffalow horn. Doh !!!!!

    It could be a zebra bone, the black stripey bit not the white stripey bit.

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  4. 11-14-2006, 11:21 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by urleebird
    What animal has black bones?
    I saw an episode of Iron Chef once where one of the ingredients was some breed of duck that has black feathers, black meat, and black bones. Don't think those scales are duck bone though...
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    Quote Originally Posted by mparker762
    I saw an episode of Iron Chef once where one of the ingredients was some breed of duck that has black feathers, black meat, and black bones. Don't think those scales are duck bone though...
    So that would be a Black Duck then ?.

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    It was apparently some chinese breed, I don't know if it even has an english name.
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    Might have been fossilized bone?

    Either way, and inspirational restoration!

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    Anyway...there is was..polishing this chinese black bouble ducked bone handled fosilized horny scale...

    Enough already...the whole point is that buffalo horn is real easy to tidy up.

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  10. 11-15-2006, 02:18 AM #10
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    Are you guys sure it's not ivory? You know the black ivory they make piano keys from?

    Oh did I say nice work as usual Gary? And if you show razor porn could you show a little more skin, i.e. the blade? Tease.

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