Hi all,
I just wanted to share this.
I received a really nice SA dagger by JA Henckels with a nice blade and scabbard.
The only draw back with this piece was the reverse of the grip which had a hairline crack running the full length with what appears to be a little deterioration near to the bottom cross guard.
I have done repairs before on SS daggers using black 'furniture repair' wax and after a short search on Ebay I managed to find some brown wax that comes in different shades.
I managed to purchase 2 packs (containing 4 shades in each) and by mixing 2 shades I managed to get a close match.
The method I used was to cut thin slithers off the blocks then mix the 2 shades and warm it on my cup of coffee that I had at the time !! When the piece became nice and soft I pushed it on to the affected areas with my warm fingers.
The wax can then be smoothed over using fingers and a plastic tool that came with the wax. You have to be careful not to put too much on.
When hardened the area of wax can be rubbed on a piece of paper like using a wax crayon and this smoothes down the lumps.
The recesses have to be done with a piece of paper over your finger.
Its not perfect but a big improvement on the original.
Not one for the purists but I thought this dagger was too nice to leave with the obvious crack.
Best wishes,
Ian
I just wanted to share this.
I received a really nice SA dagger by JA Henckels with a nice blade and scabbard.
The only draw back with this piece was the reverse of the grip which had a hairline crack running the full length with what appears to be a little deterioration near to the bottom cross guard.
I have done repairs before on SS daggers using black 'furniture repair' wax and after a short search on Ebay I managed to find some brown wax that comes in different shades.
I managed to purchase 2 packs (containing 4 shades in each) and by mixing 2 shades I managed to get a close match.
The method I used was to cut thin slithers off the blocks then mix the 2 shades and warm it on my cup of coffee that I had at the time !! When the piece became nice and soft I pushed it on to the affected areas with my warm fingers.
The wax can then be smoothed over using fingers and a plastic tool that came with the wax. You have to be careful not to put too much on.
When hardened the area of wax can be rubbed on a piece of paper like using a wax crayon and this smoothes down the lumps.
The recesses have to be done with a piece of paper over your finger.
Its not perfect but a big improvement on the original.
Not one for the purists but I thought this dagger was too nice to leave with the obvious crack.
Best wishes,
Ian
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