Thread: What I'm learning...and amateur's restoration

Originally Posted by urleebird

Chris... rubber cement should hold them together. When you separate them, just roll up the rubber cement like a booger. Eating it or throwing it away could be your choice. Vlad's suggestion definitely works. But, do either one of them. Don't make the scales separately. They won't come out as good. The good thing is that the scales are bowed symetrically.

You are doing just fine with them. Keep us posted.

WELL, it seems I threw away or used up the damn rubber cement long ago. SO, I had to improvise. I took scotch tape and rolled it to double-sided. Placed rolls of that up the inside of the scales...then I used my favorite clamps (paper clamps) and held the scales together while I sanded the two down. I have posted an 'earlier' image as now I am starting to round off the edges and thin out the scales a little. I really like the paper thin brass highlight between the wood and blue.

This coming weekend I hope to be putting some sort of finish on the wood, and figure out what the hell to use as an end spacer! OH, and the ever so fun, sand, sand, sand, sanding metal to a mirror polish. Since I read that blueing also stops the continuation of rust, I might blue the blade around 400 or 1500 grit, to get down in the 'deep' pitting that I can not get to. Then sand to 2000+ to a mirror finish removing the blueing from the blade, but keeping the pits covered....

Since I have limited time to work on this (basically weekends, and a half hour or so hear and there, the work is slow goin')

C utz