Best of the morning to you Dwayne!
Some years back the local sheep bio had a local highly (over)rated split a large sheep horn full length and mount it on a plaque to help folks understand false annuli and the error of counting rings. Unfortunately the polishing operation created a "Bielby Layer" which basically means they melted it, totally hiding the rings.
I immediately went home for scrapers and low heat polishes. We made a huge mess in the office lobby with long whisper-thin curls of horn. In no time all the missing information came back into view. The display is still in the office...
The point of all of this is simply how hard it can be to see false annuli.
Hope you have a great day in the smoke.
Art
