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Sounds like a fun challenge. Who is the maker ?

Loving the grain on some of these buff horn scales :tu

She's a beauty :)

Not really. If you selectively sand rust you end up with shiny pits surrounded by patina. You can deactivate any active red rust with various acids but the rust will then just turn black & still be...

Some nice heirlooms there.
# 2 looks like a red imp wedge

Love the hammered tang. Welcome aboard Lawson.

I guess you can join the club :p

Dunno how to pick the exact age but the ones stamped "Sheffield" are 1890ish or earlier & the ones stamped "Sheffield England" are post 1890.
Their production roughly spanned early 1800's to early...

Well done reviving that one Greg :beer2:

Something firearms related ???

Greaves had/has an etch on it Chef ?

Just messin' witcha Chef :D


Shooter : That Wosty's a killer. Nice !

Irish Boker :p

Nice !
More rustic than rusty :D

Like the Dovo ~ very much defines a "round point"

Well, bug bites can be filled but if bits are missing that can be a problem :(

To restore or not to restore... That is the question.

Nice project Sandcounty.
I'd try to save those scales tho the wedge end looks damaged.

Dude, 1/8 " sounds like more than a bit of rot. :(
Hope it comes out a winner for you.

Hey ! blondes are cool too. :p
I think most scales are blonde horn dyed black but I lurrvve black Asiatic Buff horn.
:tu

Just keep em trickling in folks. Don't wanna get spoilt here :D

I reckon so Chef. Like the top n bottom thumbnotch critter.

Just realised they're nearly all Buff horn so far too.
Some Ivories or Tortoiseshells etc would round it out a bit but whatever,...

Luvvin ' these blades guys :y Keep em commin'

My ye olde J Allen & Son's . Fake patina with a little cold blue paste.
A couple more honings & she's a full wedge. Killa smooth shave - like a ...

Thank you sir. A fine addition. :tu

Frederick Reynolds with 'differential patina' :D

Lee, gotta remember, the Rustic type is shy & retiring :p