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06-29-2012, 03:58 AM #1Junior Member
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my first restoration complete
I found a pretty rusty and chipped up Wade and Butcher at an antique store for a good price. The Horn scales were pretty rough and were flaking or delaminating. Made some new scales out of purple heart(i made a thread about that) and sanded the blade for many hours by hand. Put it all together with the original lead wedge, micro fastener steel washers, brass bushing and inside washers, and brass rod. My pinning skills and blade polishing skills need some serious work and I had to leave a lot of pitting in the blade to retain the etching, but its honed and shave ready.
original scales. interesting inlays on them.
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06-29-2012, 04:00 AM #2Member
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Good job!
Looks nice!
Many great shaves....
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06-29-2012, 10:03 AM #3Senior Member
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A great first restoration and thanks for the pics. Let this be the first of many restos...
Please tell us know how she shaves?
Sunbird
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06-29-2012, 10:03 AM #4Lookin like a crim
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Very nice work. I wouldnt have wanted to loose that blade etch either.
Enjoy.
Grant
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06-29-2012, 11:01 AM #5Eagle-eyed
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Nice, a job well done
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06-29-2012, 11:56 AM #6Si vis pacem para bellum
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Looking good! Congrats on your first restore!
- Jeremy -
A year from now, you'll wish you had started today.
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06-29-2012, 01:25 PM #7Senior Member
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Well done, the only way you will learn is to tackle these restores head on, restoring is very simular to honing, the more you do the better you get.
Jamie.
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06-29-2012, 01:48 PM #8Senior Member
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You did a great job! Congrats!
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06-29-2012, 02:15 PM #9Senior Member
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We may love them all, but there is always something special about the first. Good job bro!
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06-29-2012, 06:04 PM #10Senior Member
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Well done!
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