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    I just finished this up this afternoon, it turned out pretty well overall. I only did light polishing because I wanted to keep the etch, which left some marks from the rust but everything is smooth. My only issue was a doozy- I cracked the ivory scales unpinning them I glued them back together and sanded to try to hide the break, but obviously you can see the crack! This was my first attempt unpinning and pinning ivory, I just went super slow on the pinning to avoid breaking them. Again.


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    Wow, that came out nice. I love that blade style and point. Should be a shaver.

    Nice work. How did you darken the etch?

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    I didn't darken the etch at all, it just amazedly looks nice even after my polishing! The part of the blade with the etch is didn't have any corrosion, so I just started the work in that section at 1000 grit to save the letters.

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    Very nice Ernie.

    If I can get my Joseph Rodgers to look half as good as yours, I'll be happy.
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    Awesome score and nice cleanup. Show side looks great and I could live with the crack to keep it original.
    Love the spine and etch on it. Cool!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thug View Post
    Very nice Ernie.

    If I can get my Joseph Rodgers to look half as good as yours, I'll be happy.
    Do you have a picture of yours to share?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ernie1980 View Post
    Do you have a picture of yours to share?
    I received notification yesterday that it's at my Post Office, so will collect this afternoon.

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    That looks like it will clean up well! What is your plan for cleaning it up?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ernie1980 View Post
    That looks like it will clean up well! What is your plan for cleaning it up?
    Haven't really given it much thought.
    Would like to unpin it and do a proper refurb of the blade.
    But will have to wait until it's in my hands to have a proper look.
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    It looks like it will need to be unpinned to really get it back into shape. Are those scales horn or synthetic?

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