Thread: What is Restoration???

Originally Posted by gssixgun

What is Restoration???

You finally broke down and decided to ask someone. I am so proud of you! It takes a lot of guts to do that after thousands of posts and tutorials

I think of restoration as making something like it was before. One doesn't just restore, one restores to a previous state (or as close to a previous state as possible). Eg. After I shave, I rinse the lather off the blade and then dry it and run it across a plain leather strop a few times. In doing so, I restore it (as much as possible) to how it was before I shaved. To restore it to the way it came to me from eBay would be to dull the edge, crack the scales, and let it rust for a few decades. To restore it to how it would have been originally sold in 1875 or thereabouts would mean mailing it to a resident SRP pro who actually knows what restoration is

These examples demonstrate what I think
of restoration as. My word in this matter
is not final until my Restoration Terminology Expert
certification is formally signed by Lynn