Thread: Joseph Rodgers Pair: Ebony and Ivory

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

Alright already! The ebony is done, but I got a little discouraged trying to make a perfect ivory graft.

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See? Not happy. Needs more work!

And like a chump, I don't have pictures if the finished ebony on my phone, and I won't be back at my computer for a bit.

There will be more pictures much quicker than this update!

You will never be able to make an ivory graft,you need a replacment scale.PM me.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

You will never be able to make an ivory graft,you need a replacment scale.PM me.

Part of the goal of the project for me was the unclimbable mountain of a seamless ivory repair, hence the completely boring scales I'm trying it on. That said, I really do want a very nice pair of Rodgers when I'm at the end of this, and if all my other ideas for the repair fail, I'll be in touch.

And now, more pictures.









I'm not fully happy with the polish on the blade. There are still too many visible scratches, but I got a little gun shy about polishing after dropping it onto concrete twice while working on it. Also, since these pictures were taken I got fed up with that ugly, recessed pin at the pivot and put tiny collars on.

In the process of doing that, a big chunk broke off at the pivot. Fortunately, that repair is invisible even if you know what you're looking for.

Also, for comparison:

Before:



After

Zak the bulldog of restorationistas....I'm not giving up on this thread until ebony and ivory are living together in perfect harmony.

Originally Posted by Voidmonster

Yeah. That's absolutely the best path.

I'm not content with the quality of work I'm doing with ivory yet, so I wanna keep practicing and trying new techniques. I'd really like to get closer to invisible repairs.

Have you consider dentistry porcelain (porcelains filling)? I don't know how expensive the stuff is, but they seem to be able to match the color most teeth. I also know that to cure it, they use a UV light. So it's workable and maneable until expose to UV light.

Double O