Thread: Latest Restoration - Horn if you've got it!

Chris, what kind of sheeting do you use for plastic liners? Major inspiration struck me last night as I was thinking about the TEW project and I want to put it to work

Nice work, Chris. You did a good job matching the era for blade and scales. I could be wrong, but I would place it in the early 1800's.

Thanks Bill! The 'earlier' the better! Is there a definitive way to tell? It seems that the earlier makes fall into a vague timeframe. Outside of glareing hallmarks, I have trouble telling (i.e. celluloid vs plastic, blade style and grind, scale design, Tang stamp information, and company times of opperation). Wouldn't it be fantastic if we had archived some original catalogues showing what was being offered, by whom and when?!

Firestart, I bought my plastic liner from Texasknife.com: http://www.texasknife.com/store/s-pa...frameStore.htm
(Plastic liner --> Hightech Plastic spacer), It's a little pricer than the other options, and I'm not sure if it's much better. But hey, it's titled "Hightech" so it has to be good right?
I had ordered red and black as well, but blue was all they had on stock (that's why all my scales have blue liners). However, Bill recommends: http://www.knifeandgun.com/catalog/s...9_products.htm
The material is cheaper here, and I was not aware of this site before I bought mine (yes, I'm one of those people with the bad habbit of doing the work before I read the instructions). I still debating on where to get my next supply though, and I don't have enough plastic liner to make another set right now....

About the liner that I did get though... It's good and it's bad. It's somewhat brittle in that you can not use a scissor to cut it out or it will chip and crack as you try to cut it. I use a dremel and a cutting wheel to make rough cuts. After that I sand it down to shape when the materials are glued. It sands easy and is flexible. It's just a PITA to make the inital cuts. You can treat these with either rubing alcohol or acetone and they are fine. Also, and I have a feeling most of these plastics will do this, when you cut or sand it, it has a VERY fine particulate, so wear a mask!!!

Let me know if you plan on buying a few sheets, I might go in on some with you to help save on the S/H costs....

C utz

Thanks for the links and the offer Chris. I was actually looking for neon-green (and bright one at that) to offset the darkness of the truoil-treated chechen (no joke). I guess I'll have to find another alternative.

WOW, interesting.

You know, I recall reading that one of us uses plastic folder's as liner material. OR, something along those lines. You might want to make a general post (outside of this thread) asking for that specific color of plastic (otherwise you'll get a bunch of links to the same 'boring colored' plastic liners).

Good luck and I look forward to seeing your posts on those eclectic scales!

C utz

Thanks Chris,
About to take the plunge