Thread: What are you working on?

Looking good Jerry.

Got the scales off the ERN, definitely celluloid, not sure how I convinced myself that they may have been tortoise. Got the inlay soaking right now hopefully lifts off without too much of an issue.

I would use the . I love old horn that looks that weathered.

Okay I'll take that as two strong votes on the original weathered horn. I think that's the way I'm leaning now.
With that, I'll have to plug the wedge pin holes or make the scales with a smaller rump...

Well, gave up on doing imitation tortoise given the fact I had a few extra pieces of streaked brown horn laying around. Tried to inlay the sword from the old scales but didn’t have the right glue so I used something I thought would be thin enough to fill the pieces of horn that lifted around the inletting. Unfortunately what I thought would happen did happen then I tried to fix it but didn’t make things better, at least it didn’t get worse. I have the right glue on order, hopefully I can get the inlay out with all the old glue. Fingers crossed.

Left a little ghost ring in places around the inletting. The darker wet area is the fix that didn’t work, the problem is the light colored areas.

Finished the ERN.
Streaked brown horn
Akjenne washers
Silver pins
Original thrust washers
Original wedge

Looks good. A fine job.

That Ern is a looker indeed. Nice job with some very nice material.

Gonna start playing with these scales.
Plain vanilla nobody wanted so best offer.

The hallmarks intrigued me, dancing down the ends..
Looks like lion for London on the .925 assay.
A Victoria sovereign's-head which was discontinued after the period of 1838-1890.

City mark is London with the uncrowned leopard's head.
Date letter is unmistakably 1883

The maker's mark is one many used, From the 1883 date, I concluded it was John Stone of Exeter who made the scales.
Interestingly half the marks are on each scale.
I usually see all on one, yet most are indisposed to dis-assembly, unlike this one. An oldie.
Blade is from Hovington. Never heard of that either?

Need to get them apart and clean/sand/polish.
Pretty thin, but solid silver. Need to find a heavy blade.

Awesome job on that ERN, John!

That particular ERN model shows off some unique jimping as well as grind. Couple that with your scale job and that's one helluva blade. Excellent work.

How thick are those scales Tom?