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The koa is beautiful, but since I haven't actually made any scales yet, I thought I would practice with some white oak I have lying around. It's still a good looking wood and I have a lot of it.

Now that she's all cleaned up, it's time to get her dressed. The Koa would be great, but, since this will be my first time making scales, I think I'll try out some of the white oak.

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Starting with 400g wet/dry. Looking good so far, the etching remains intact. The rust is gone and only the patina remains. I think just a little Mother's should be enough from here.

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I've always been a W&B fan, so, when I found this one in my "rainy day stash", I thought it would be a good one to restore. On first glance, just some surface rust and patina so it should be a...