Thread: Reynolds in Claro Walnut -first resto

WOW with the before and after pics to compare you did an outstanding job.

Beautiful scales and an amazing job on the blade !

congrats

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

So were you able to preserve the writing on the tang? Is she actually a Reynolds like I thought? I was almost certain, but I'm still a little curious.

yes the writing is still on the tang, but there is one small spot where it is unreadable. To me it looks like it says Reynolds, I'll try to get a good macro close up picture of it today with a real camera.

Originally Posted by Del1r1um

Please share your thoughts... but please be gentle, this was my first try at hand sanding, scales, pinning...all of that stuff...

Enjoy

oh yeah.. the scales have a poly finish...

You are kidding, right? This looks great, a great combo to go along with the brush. I wished the pictures were a tab better to fully appreciate the grain in the wood a bit more but a fantastic looking piece. "but please be gentle"..... ;-)

Al raz.

I'm confused. In some of the pictures there appears to be no pin on the wedge end of the handles, but in other pictures there appears to be a pin. Which is it? I like the no pin look a lot.

Those are some pretty dramatic before and after pictures. The shape of those scales goes really good with the shape of the blade.

Very nice

Charlie

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

So were you able to preserve the writing on the tang? Is she actually a Reynolds like I thought? I was almost certain, but I'm still a little curious.

I am still trying to get a good macro pic of it... but to me there is no doubt that it is inscribed with a crown with a VR beneath it, then "Reynolds" on one line and "Sheffield" on the next

Originally Posted by grags

I'm confused. In some of the pictures there appears to be no pin on the wedge end of the handles, but in other pictures there appears to be a pin. Which is it? I like the no pin look a lot.

It's actually a flush ground pin, in one picture that was the lighting (or lack thereof) that made the pin completely disappear.

Really nice work. The work on the blade looks very good, and the scales are super. Very nice design flow, and unlike a lot of new work, doesn't look bulky. Altogether a really nice job, IMHO.

Originally Posted by Philadelph

That looks fantastic. I'd like to see the wedge in detail. I can't offer much advice from what I see! Great shape to those scales.

Here are some wedge pics

sorry for the bump, it wouldn't let me add attachments on the last one