Thread: [Work in Progress] My first restoration and scale building

INSPECTION
I'm no expert at this, but the blade looks en feels OK, except for the black tarnish on the entire blade and the damage near the pivot.



The scales themselves aren't in the best condition ever with(especially on the inside) yellow tarnish and scratches. They are also crooked so the blade hits the scales on closing it. And the pivot itself is loose, meaning the blade can swivel freely in and out the scales and perpendicular to the scales.

So I decided that I would take it apart, clean and polish the blade and create new scales, as that would give me the full experience of restoration. After taking it apart I was happy I did, because the scales were very dirty indeed:



And the damage on the pivot was a bit worse than on the first inspection:



As I didn't had a polishing agent at the time I designed the new scales and decided on the material. I want to make the scales from a hard red wood, because I think it'll look cool and a bit "Viking", as this is a Swedish blade. In the design I wanted to have a modern look with (what I consider) classic elements with a twist and came up with this: