Thread: Tillotson refresh

Happy New Year guys!
It's been a while since I've posted . And it's been a while I've had this Tillotson (1830-1859) waiting for me to play with it. I got the chance over the holidays and got the blade sanded /polished with a brushed , satiny finish. I had a piece of blonde horn that was mainly translucent but faded to white at one end . That became my wedge end.
I mimicked the shape of the old scales with a rounded bevel around the edge . I didn't like the way the old lead wedge let the blade sit in the scales so I used my go to .45 cal. slug to fashion a new one. Brass pins and washers keep it all together.

Sorry the photos are out of sequence but I'm working off my phone and it's driving me nuts with a bad connection. I'll leave it as it and I'm sure you'll sort them out!