Thread: It's my first refurb so take it easy on me

Its a taylor witness one of the celulose scales was broken and the blade was almost black in colour no chips or cracks though
£6 on ebay.

I took it apart retained the thin washers and the bevelled washer on the pins.
Took an old hammer with a hickory handle and donated it to the cause.

A whole load of hand sanding and shaping later going from 240 to 600 finally 1200 grit i ended up with what you see.
Then the blade 1200 grit wet and dry followed by hours with a 0.5 micron diamond paste re pinned with nickel/brass brazing rod.

Ive finished the scales with lord shapton bees wax and linseed oil wood polish.

And now the BIG question, what do you think ? Image taken with my phone so sorry if it rubbish.

I do not think you have anything to worry about your restoration, great work.

Nothing to take easy. You did great.
It is amazing what you learn when you do all that stuff by hand, but the best part is that you don't have a high speed tool to ruin your work at a high speed.

Originally Posted by deighaingeal

Nothing to take easy. You did great.
It is amazing what you learn when you do all that stuff by hand, but the best part is that you don't have a high speed tool to ruin your work at a high speed.

I did sand my finger tips away though,trying to make the scales thin :-)

Good job! Not to be critical, but I would use some tung oil to give it a soft sheen.

Very nice, well done. I like the scales you have done a great job on them

The only thing really missing is a before shot. The after-shot looks great from what I can see in the cell pic. I do agree about the tongue oil (or some other finish). Of course, that's a matter of preference.

Looks great, you did a really good job there mate!

The scales have come out really well too...!

Mow, That's really nicely done! Very big 'Grats!

Fantastic work. I do have to agree with VeeDubb65 though, I love seeing the before pics too. Well done
Grant