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I picked up some rusty, spine-worn straights on eBay... three of the four look to have real horn scales. They all seem to have been submerged and then dried & let rust; some of the scales show graining patterns like other old horn I've seen.
Has anyone reworked old horn scales? Any suggestions, cautions, ideas for refinishing? I was thinking of a light cleaning and buffing to leave at least one set "bare" to show the horn's natural 'graining'.
Thanks in advance!
Kern
Horn: oil it, sand it, oil it, buff it.
They need nourishing! Soak them in neatsfoot overnight. I sand mine over with wet & dry, up to 1000, or 1200 grit, then put them over a buffing wheel. It does wonders!
Excellent info, thanks again!
Once I get that project done I'll post pictures of the before and after.
Cheers,
Kern
Sand it out to about 8oo grit and then buff on a wheel loaded with tripoli - they come up looking like glass!
Regards,
Neil
Give it a soak in neatsfoot first, you think? Or leave it parched?
-K
See what it looks like after the buffing - if it has minor delamination the oil will help obscure it.
Regards,
Neil
Lots can be done with horn. Some links here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...rn-repair.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...le-repair.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...rn-repair.html
A blend of neatsfoot and beeswax 1:1 works even better.
(The neatsfoot is rather thin and sinks in quick. The beeswax helps it to stay in place.)