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Old 11th February 2022, 12:49 PM   #3
midelburgo
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I am a fan of electrolysis for removing rust. It brings to the surface engravings and etchings that can pass unseen in rust and be destroyed in its removal.

An important point is leather. As I have quite a number of old books in leather bindings I use the same protocols and mixtures. Prevent acid formation is an usually forgotten point.

About your restoration, I do not see the point of replacing a leather grip on a dillapidated blade. I think the object shall keep an homogeneous state through its parts. A very good condition blade maybe (only maybe) deserves a similar hilt and grip. But this is not the case.
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