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Sometimes you get lucky on Ebay. Ebay Auction Ended
It looked like a nice old one, and Lew thought so too. So I bid and was lucky to win it. Wood guard, horn ferrule that split and was repaired with some twisted brass wire. 13 3/4" overall length, with a 9 1/8" blade, about 2" wide at the maximum. The blade was bright, but showed signs of some pattern, so I went through the etch/polish, etch/polish, etch routine, and it showed a very nice pattern. Comments welcomed. Thanks for looking, Steve Ferguson ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Steve
I just love the blade but you must do someting about that cracked ferrule. THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR SUPER GLUE!!! ![]() ![]() Lew |
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Steve,
If it were mine (say, there's an idea ![]() ![]() Berk |
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The problem one runs into is Organics vs Inorganics (for want of a better term); one material changes with the relative humidity, and one does not .
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Very NICE! Congratulations, Steve!
I would use the epoxy. Don't like super glue. |
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A PVA and powdered charcoal would make a more sympathetic native looking fill in repair. The other glues will not fill and really do look like you have used a modern glue. If you glue it under pressure with super glue the horn will split again somewhere else. You could just live with it. I have a similar problem and with counseling I am learning how to get by with it.
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Ok, I just couldn't stand the cracked ferrule. Mixed a tiny bit of black epoxy colorant and an even smaller bit of red with some Devcon 2 Ton epoxy. Made an ok repair. Took 2 applications to build it up to the proper depth. Sanded it down, polished it up by hand. I wouldn't do this on a thousand dollar piece, or something with a lot of historical significance, but it works for me on this piece.
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looks good to me, steve
(i'm still drooling tho) |
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Steve
Now you have gone and done it ruined a perfectly good punal. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lew BTW nice work buddy! |
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Yeah, way to go Steve...you ruined it!
![]() But Lew is way over burdened with stuff so my recommendation would be that you send it to me and i will make sure that no one ever sees that nasty little blade again! ![]() ![]() ...nice repair bro... ![]() |
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Nice job Steve....and yes I am with the "fix it" crowd.
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