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    Not sure what this is, but kind of looks like dry rot or some serious shrinkage like it sat in the sun way to long. I thought they were tiny cracks, but they look like wrinkles. There are no signs of cell rot on the blade. Was wondering if it can be sanded out or should I just make a new set of scales. Hope the pictures are clear enough. Tried taking a picture through a loupe since I can't figure out if this camera even has a zoom.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JSmith1983 View Post
    Not sure what this is, but kind of looks like dry rot or some serious shrinkage like it sat in the sun way to long. I thought they were tiny cracks, but they look like wrinkles. There are no signs of cell rot on the blade.
    As I understand "cell[uloid] rot" -- and based on what happened to my one of my beloved Cattaraugus Cutlery "Green Lizard" straight razors -- the celluloid scale will "rot", but the visible effect will be on the blade: rust forms wherever the scales "cover" the blade; when you open the razor, there will be a clear line-of-demarcation on the blade, but the spine will be clear.

    In your case, I think you should look to a different cause for the "wrinkles" on the scales; perhaps -- as you suggested -- it's a bad case of "sunburn".

    Smooth shaving!

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    It looks more like a case of "dried out" vs "dry rot"

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    Yea cell rot is something different than dry rot. I have never seen or read anything like this on any other celluloid scales so far so I am in uncharted waters when I comes to what to do. I guess I should have posted a picture of the whole scale to show the color difference. About half of the scale is "wrinkled" on both sides and the color has darkened.

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