I have been given a very large turtle shell that is approximately 75-100 years old. It has not been taken care of that well, but it is 85-90% intact. I am still researching the laws of ownership and trade in regards to the shell. From what I can tell the laws are very much the same as Ivory - legal as long as it is antique.

Does anybody here know the best way to use the shell as material for scales? Again these are schutes, not slabs. Do they layer like a composite? Do I just try to cut slabs form the schutes? I am clueless...


** I will have pictures later this evening**


If this is in the wrong area, pleas move it. Thank you.