First go at a restoration

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10-29-2011, 03:00 AM
dewey81

First go at a restoration

Got this Crown & Sword off ebay for a good price. Scales are good, sans a little polish. The blade only has a little rust on the tang around the pin and in the corner of the stabilizer.

Since I'm doing it all by hand I was thinking of starting by sanding with a higher grit, say 400? Then going up from there. Give it a hand polish and then send it out to be honed. Or Maybe give it a go myself if I get the urge to purchase a Norton combo lol.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated! I lurk around the workshop religiously, checking out what people are restoring and sucking up as much info as I can. Many awesome thread reads and many awesome blade restores. Maybe I can add to it with this one!
10-29-2011, 03:06 AM
deighaingeal

Keep us updated with pics and narratives. Remember to have fun, that's all that really matters. If you get flustered walk away, its amazing what a day can do.
10-29-2011, 03:10 AM
dewey81

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My bad hit send before I added pics. Would probably help with the suggestions lol
10-29-2011, 03:14 AM
dewey81

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Originally Posted by deighaingeal

Keep us updated with pics and narratives. Remember to have fun, that's all that really matters. If you get flustered walk away, its amazing what a day can do.

Yeah I'm pretty psyched about it. I'm one who loves working with my hands so I'm sure I'll have a good time.
10-29-2011, 03:15 AM
deighaingeal

It looks good. This looks like a good starter. For the stabilizer I would fold a piece of paper for the majority, but another trick is to use a blunted probe to back your paper that way you aren't stuck with the creases.
10-29-2011, 03:17 AM
dewey81

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Originally Posted by deighaingeal

It looks good. This looks like a good starter. For the stabilizer I would fold a piece of paper for the majority, but another trick is to use a blunted probe to back your paper that way you aren't stuck with the creases.

Makes sense. Any suggestions on what grit to start with?
10-29-2011, 03:19 AM
deighaingeal

I tend to start higher than some, but I like the idea of 400. Use light pressure.
10-29-2011, 03:20 AM
deighaingeal

On second thought try some polishing compound first to assess where you should start.
10-29-2011, 03:22 AM
dewey81

I did. The pics are post polish.
10-29-2011, 11:11 AM
baldy

Yeah, starting at 400 might be fine. You dont really want to go lower than you need to. Your just wasting time and steel.
Try the 400 and see how you go. If there is any pitting that doesn't want to come out with the 400 and you really want to get it out, then drop down, but it looks in pretty good shape to me.
Enjoy
Grant
10-30-2011, 09:17 AM
dewey81

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This is after the 600 grit. The perfectionist in me says I should go back to the 400 to get the last little pitting out that I missed. The realist in me says to let it go lol. I'll sleep on it and see what I decide.

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10-31-2011, 01:18 AM
dewey81

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So I decided to go back down to 400 for a while then take it up the grits and finish with 2000. I'm hoping I spent enough time on each grit.

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Should hand polishing be enough? I'm definitely not brave enough to put them on a polisher, I would send it out if that was the case.
10-31-2011, 01:21 AM
deighaingeal

That can be polished out by hand, I would start with a cutting compound before a polishing compound. It looks like you are doing fine.
10-31-2011, 01:47 AM
dewey81

Awesome, thanks! Would a mothers or a turtle wax brand cleaner polish work to start?
10-31-2011, 01:51 AM
deighaingeal

The polishes could take a long time. While you can try I usually start with a true cutting compound and Turtle makes a cutting compound.
10-31-2011, 02:04 AM
dewey81

Yeah I'm with ya. I'll have to see if I can snag some from the store tomorrow.

edit to add : I'm thinking that would also be good to try on the scales to clean them up.
11-02-2011, 05:20 PM
dewey81

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Well the blade didn't turn out half bad for a first timer, if I do say so myself.

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The problem is, I was just finished giving it a final wipe down and it slipped.....

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:gth

I shot gssixgun an email to see if he had any ideas. I would like to keep the good scale on because it has the molded Crown & Sword Logo on it. Grrr
11-02-2011, 05:29 PM
gssixgun

You cracked the back scale though, so the one with the logo is still good right????
11-02-2011, 05:37 PM
dewey81

You are correct
11-02-2011, 05:40 PM
gssixgun

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Originally Posted by dewey81

You are correct

I am pretty sure I have one to match in the bench box then :) I keep everything that might ever be usable :)
11-02-2011, 05:44 PM
dewey81

Dang Glen. You've been so awesome. You've got a customer for life!
11-02-2011, 05:51 PM
gssixgun

thanks, you have e-mail back LOL