Thread: I need some help with these scales !

I agree that those scales don't look terribly salvageable.

However they could still be useful to play around with! Give them a soak in nestsfoot oil to see what that can do. My guess is you'll end up with beautifully translucent scales that are of course (and sadly) still all beat to heck. After that, sand them, cut them, drill them... use it as a chance to get used to working with horn.