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02-05-2010, 03:32 AM #1Brad Maggard
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Ward Brothers, Sheffield 6/8
restored the blade to mirror, and gave it a new brass lined black horn wedge. Although the original scales were a little rough, I think the customer was wise in decided to keep them!
These scales were mostly translucent..and when I buffed them up instead of looking great, they almost looked worse because you can see right through them and see every internal imperfection.. lol.
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02-05-2010, 04:15 AM #2Senior Member
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That wedge is gorgeous. This one was really cheap, $10 I think, and I bought it just to practice honing. Were the scales tortoiseshell?
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02-05-2010, 04:17 AM #3Brad Maggard
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I'm not 100% sure. They may be dyed / compressed horn. Either way...they look much much better in person. Pics make them look ugly...but.. bright lighting on translucent horn can do that
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02-05-2010, 04:47 AM #4Senior Member
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another awesome job! Someone is going to be a happy camper.
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02-05-2010, 05:17 AM #5The Great & Powerful Oz
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Nice job & I like the scales... Very Wabi/Sabi.
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