Thread: W. Greaves & Sons

Thanks man. Took forever sanding by hand. I was gonna have a friend make some new honey horn scales, but I just hated to ditch the originals, so I lightly sanded and polished, repined, and I think it turned out pretty good too... Cant wait to get my hands on another Greaves now though.

Originally Posted by Scrampson311

Thanks man. Took forever sanding by hand. I was gonna have a friend make some new honey horn scales, but I just hated to ditch the originals, so I lightly sanded and polished, repined, and I think it turned out pretty good too... Cant wait to get my hands on another Greaves now though.

I'll bet.
Did you use SuperGlue (CA/cyanoacrylate) to "heal" the bites, etc., out of the original scales?

No I didn't, but I am still pretty new to restorations, especially scale restoration. Is that the best way to seal those little nicks back up?

Originally Posted by Scrampson311

No I didn't, but I am still pretty new to restorations, especially scale restoration. Is that the best way to seal those little nicks back up?

Not exactly certain if it's the best way, but some folks do fashion scales using CA.

Interestingly, in a Keith Johnson restoration video, he shows how to make a preparation called "Hornoxy" which is epoxy mixed with the shavings from the scales you are restoring! Very clever. It's at 1:50 in this video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zghE...ature=youtu.be