Joseph Allen Sheffield SR

[shaunwistow]

This is a challenge for me, never done anything like this before. Been sent this to do the best I can, I thend send it back for it to be honed & scales fitted.

This will all be done by hand

 

[shaunwistow]

 

[Rohleder]

Good luck Shaun, that rust appears pretty thick in places... Can you not give it a cheeky dremal or something on those really bad spots? I have read of using sand paper wrapped around a cork as a good manual method for the blade itself but have never tried it.

 

[shaunwistow]

Good luck Shaun, that rust appears pretty thick in places... Can you not give it a cheeky dremal or something on those really bad spots? I have read of using sand paper wrapped around a cork as a good manual method for the blade itself but have never tried it.

Unfortunately I don't have a Dremel, I'm using wet & dry lubed with WD40 on a cork. Cheers, it's a mission for sure

 

[Olie29]

If it's any help I find rubbing compound for car body work very good at getting rid of rust and such , it's very mildly abrasive and works very well with plenty elbow grease

 

[shaunwistow]

If it's any help I find rubbing compound for car body work very good at getting rid of rust and such , it's very mildly abrasive and works very well with plenty elbow grease

Cheers for the tip, I'll try that too

 

[Nisse]

Why? Sentimental value?

 

[shaunwistow]

Why? Sentimental value?

Why not? & no

 

[Nisse]

Why not? Well the work involved but I am looking forward to being blown away by the end result!

 

[shaunwistow]

Why not? Well the work involved but I am looking forward to be blown away by the end result!

It's something to occupy my mind, was sent to me for peanuts, hell then hone it & put scales on & return it to me.

 

[Nisse]

Gave up on the restoration of a blade and decided to go for forced patina using an orange so now it looks sort of artsy...

 

[shaunwistow]

Gave up on the restoration of a blade and decided to go for forced patina using an orange so now it looks sort of artsy...

You got a pic?

 

[Nisse]

No pic but Google "forced patina blade" for method and pics, end result is not predictable, expect the unexpected.

 

[Nisse]

Found a pic had no fancy etching on the blade to save so the orange seemed a good idea to hide rust imperfections and my lack of elbowgrease
(wrong scales, Swedish Erik Anton Berg and a Sheffield blade, so plan is making new ones, is it worth it, not really, but need the practice before I decide on other projects)

 

[shaunwistow]

Like it, hoping I can save the etching

 

[Benz3ne]

If you manage to get some of the rust off/away from the etching, you can use nail varnish to cover just the etching. The rest of the blade is exposed with the etching protected for polishing or suchlike - bit of nail varnish remover (acetone) thereafter and you're sorted!