6 Attachment(s)
Joseph Rodgers & Sons ready for another 100 or so years
Found this at a local antique shop with lots of angry black corrosion and slight pitting. Black horn scales with a lead wedge - split at across the pivot pin and warped so that the blade wouldn't close without a bit of torque. I didn't have a Joseph Rodgers of any kind so I was happy to pay about 13.00 (bundled with a few other items) for this project. Almost all done by hand sanding on a wooden block w/ magnets. 180, 400, 600, 800, 1200 then polish just to find I still had a few significant scratches from the 180...so back through the progression.
The scales were my third attempt at making scales and the first attempt working with acrylic. Brass rods and washers, I need to pick up some nickle, I would have used that if I'd had it handy. Everything went pretty well, just learning so much with each project. A few things that I would do a bit differently, but that will be for the next one (Herder 172 that needs lots of love).
Thanks to everyone that posts here, without you I might not know what I was capable of... and I feel like I'm just getting started!
**I know I need to take better "before" pics, I will for the next one!**
Attachment 289039Attachment 289042Attachment 289043Attachment 289044Attachment 289045Attachment 289046
