Searching for a Coftgari artist in Europe

[Roland_M]

Originally Posted by Drabant1701

Here is my experience:
At first I wanted to make a new grip out of rhino horn, but that proved hard to aquire. I ended up makeing the grip out of ebony hard wood that was rivited with brass staffs (?). I keept the grip strap from the original, it would have been easier to make a new one as the old was not straight.

Hello Drabant,

rhino horn is the original design but I decided to use either African blackwood (grenadilla) or buffalo horn because of the CITES ban. In Germany rhino horn is much more critical than ivory for example. Even as a Museum it is forbidden to present rhino horn, independent on its age.

Can you show some pictures of your restoration please?

I have added two pictures of the current state, the first side of the sword is almost done.
If one look careful, the hamon is already visible. Because of the hardness of the cutting edge, the work was pretty exhausting. I do everything without machines, only with my poor fingers.


Roland