STABILIZED WOOD HANDLE MATERIAL #6382

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THESE SCALES HAVE BEEN PUT THROUGH A PROCESS CALLED STABILIZING.  THEY GET SUBMERGED IN A LIQUID RESIN AND THEN PLACED INTO A VACUUM CHAMBER FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS.  THEY THEN SOAK IN THE RESIN FOR ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.  THEY THEN ARE BAKED IN AN OVEN.  WHEN IT COMES OUT, THE WOOD IS MUCH HARDER DUE TO THE HARDENED RESIN THAT IS NOW IN THE WOOD.  DYE IS OFTEN ADDED TO THE RESIN TO GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE CHARACTER.  WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTOS IS WHAT YOU GET.  SCALES ARE NEAR 1 1/2 X 5 1/2 X 1/4.