Thread: W. Greaves Pressed Horn - Restore Suggestions?

I agree. Not very apealing.

If you had the broken piece it could be repaired and lined and look nice in the end.

But what Rez posted looks good.

Indeed, I have found an ancient piece of horn is easy to match-up with another ancient piece.
Just have to look at several ancient pieces!

I’m sure there are several ways to skin this cat. Matching in some old horn works well, I think Zac has posted a few of those.
Mike has done some cool work with structural epoxy and horn and bog oak dust.

Originally Posted by RezDog

That is sort of the concept but not the execution I was thinking about.
More along the lines of the piece recently posted by Thaeris
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True, but look at the back scale....Perfect.
The pressing takes-up most of the front scale.
In addition, these oldies don't have much, if any taper to the tang.
The scales don't get stressed!

If it were mine, I reckon I know what I would do.
Something like this needs to be kept proper.

Liners, surgery, etc will destroy it's historical significance.
Not to mention collector value.
JMO

Carry-on!

Gentlemen, thank you for all your thoughts. It’s very helpful.

Like @rezdog my first thought was to do something with just the illustration part.

Thank you @sharptonn for the link. I think that should be my goal. Although I’ll likely unpin it to work on the blade.

So, step 1 will be diluted simple green cleaning of blade and scales. Also steel wool and Flitz on the blade. I’ll post some pics when its cleaner.

By the way, It appears to be translucent brown when held to the light.

It's really very nice. A rare thing.

Good to not go too far and restore too much.


I hope you understand what a soak in neetsfoot does for them.
Granted, after repairs are made.
Hard to get things to adhere to oily surfaces?

Looking forward to see where you go with it!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I hope you understand what a soak in neetsfoot does for them.

No, I really don’t have any first hand experience with it. I’ve read it conditions/hydrate them. Maybe loosens any gook on them.

Yet repairs should be made first? Important.
'Hard to get things to adhere to oily surfaces? '

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Just have to look at several ancient pieces!

What have my old girlfriends got to do with this?

Bob

As Rez mentioned, I would look into Outbacks work using bog oak dust and structural epoxy to make a scale 'bondo' to fill in a missing piece. He has had some incredible results with this technique.

Be old razor by the way.