Thread: First Restore!

Well its finally finished. This was an ebay find that I took the scales off. I am not sure what they were. Since one was broken off they went. If anyone can tell from the picture I'd appreciate it.
My impatience got the better of me. Since I had to wait until payday to get wood for the scales, a dremel, & higher grit sandpaper & since payday is tomorrow I jumped in with both feet and used what I had.
The scales are mesquite, slabbed off a stick from my woodpile, cut down with a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade, smoothed out with a 12" file and covered with 60 min epoxy.
The rust on the blade was scraped/chipped away with a scapel then sanded with 220, 320, & 400 grit sandpaper. After that I polished with Brasso, lots and lots of Brasso.....big mistake, it polished a little but nothing like the MAAS did. Comparing the work required between Brasso and Mass, go with MAAS. Its a much better job with much less effort.
This is not even in the same ballpark as some of the work I've seen here, but the knowledge gained will make future restores much better. I'd love to here what you think and how to do this better next time.
The first thing will be to order Bill's restore CD.

Bob
BTW The inlaid teardrop is turquoise, first time I ever tried it