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Greetings folks!
By request, I am posting some pictures of one of the recent restoration projects I have done. These first 2 pictures are of the original piece with the hilt wrapped in later twisted brass wire. I took that off and discovered that there were extra holes drilled into the wood to place the ends of different strands of twisted wire. |
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Then I drew out the design on sheet silver and repoussed, cut, and stamped the top band.
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After that I then cut and hammer bent the other silver bands into shape.
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I then soldered the silver bands, placed them on the hilt, and wrapped the spaces in hemp (lacquering the hemp).
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Here are the final results:
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Wow! nice work Jose :-) Do you also work on items from other cultures?
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Thank you.
Yes I have worked on pieces from, other cultures. I have worked on a Scottish sgian dubh, US Civil War foot officer's sword, some Indonesian pieces, some dha in the past, a little work on a Kurdish jambiya, and did some work on a Chinese scabbard. Fun stuff. ![]() |
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Do you base patterns and decoration of missing silver on other items from the same culture or its all based on taste? |
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looks great Jose
What guage of silver sheet are you using? |
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On the top band I used 28 gauge. For the other bands - I forgot (sorry).
I tried to match the gauge of the bottom original band as well as be thin enough to do a primitive form of repousse. Unfortunately I could not match the bottom band because it is thicker and cast silver. In some way I tried to match the rope motif from the bottom band to all the bands, including the top band. Last edited by Battara; 18th October 2012 at 02:42 AM. |
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Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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You've done a fantastic job as always Jose. It looks perfectly in keeping with the piece, well done. Best Gene |
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Jose you are a true artist.
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Beautiful work as always Jose. Looking forward to seeing your next project.
Robert P.S. Showing pictures of the work in progress is one of the best ways to show your work skills and it adds a whole new depth to the thread. I can never remember to do this when doing any repairs myself, I can't even remember to take before and after shots most of the time. Last edited by Robert Coleman; 18th October 2012 at 08:31 PM. |
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What shall I still add? Agree with the others, good work again!
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Another good question: I do as much research as possible to base my work. For example, on Moro pieces I try to do the work based on the work and motifs of the particular tribe a kris comes from. On the Scottish sgian dubh I carved (wood and silver work) the knotwork based on Celtic knotwork one on others like it (see below). Again thank you folks very much! |
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