Didn't intend posting this but there aren't many threads on hornoxy repair so it might be of use to someone.
I wasn't even considering keeping these scales as they were so badly damaged but @Frank Shaves was inquiring here about fixing blond horn so I said I'd give it a go. I've done this before on black horn but never blonde so was interested in how it would go.
The blade itself has one of those delicate reverse etched faces saying "Wade & Butcher Celebrated, Fine India Steel Razor" although it's difficult to see and means if I want to keep it I can't use anything other than polish for this part. The hone wear is all over the place. Thick/thin bevels, and a decent amount of wonky spine-ware.
The scales are totally trashed which was where they were going until Franks questions. I took them off and saved the collars so the end product would be all original except for the pinning stock.
The scales are filthy, delaminated and, according to @Darth Scandalous, those bite marks are from Dermestid beetle larvae. They must have had the family over for dinner as some bits go all the way through. All I can do for now is clean them up which in itself was difficult with the jagged sides and all. Out with the neatsfoot oil.
I'm not a fan of submerging scales as it dirties the oil so I prefer several applications instead.
They were absorbing the oil for about 3 or 4 days so I took a look at the blade.
Blade repair has been covered ad nauseam so I just sanded the bejeesus out of all but the face and only polished the etch about 10 times.
The etch is still visible but you need the light at a certain angle to see it, nothing else I could do here.
After 3 applications I dried them off with tissue and started sanding to both repair and get raw ingredient
I wasn't even considering keeping these scales as they were so badly damaged but @Frank Shaves was inquiring here about fixing blond horn so I said I'd give it a go. I've done this before on black horn but never blonde so was interested in how it would go.
The blade itself has one of those delicate reverse etched faces saying "Wade & Butcher Celebrated, Fine India Steel Razor" although it's difficult to see and means if I want to keep it I can't use anything other than polish for this part. The hone wear is all over the place. Thick/thin bevels, and a decent amount of wonky spine-ware.
The scales are totally trashed which was where they were going until Franks questions. I took them off and saved the collars so the end product would be all original except for the pinning stock.
The scales are filthy, delaminated and, according to @Darth Scandalous, those bite marks are from Dermestid beetle larvae. They must have had the family over for dinner as some bits go all the way through. All I can do for now is clean them up which in itself was difficult with the jagged sides and all. Out with the neatsfoot oil.
I'm not a fan of submerging scales as it dirties the oil so I prefer several applications instead.
They were absorbing the oil for about 3 or 4 days so I took a look at the blade.
Blade repair has been covered ad nauseam so I just sanded the bejeesus out of all but the face and only polished the etch about 10 times.
The etch is still visible but you need the light at a certain angle to see it, nothing else I could do here.
After 3 applications I dried them off with tissue and started sanding to both repair and get raw ingredient