Oceanic spear restoration

Tim Simmons · 8th September 2012, 04:26 PM

I have kept as much of the original binding as I could which is about half from top to the bottom of each binding. I was lucky to find some Chinese cotton thread of the same size and more importantly just the same simple twist to the thread. I could not find sun faded red and new red looked silly bright so I have used black. Taking a bamboo spike from the one that has lost its handle decoration. I have made a complete spear of the other. What you see now is all rather raw and the white bits are where my mixtures have yet to fully cure but I was in such a hurry to take pictures. You are never going to make it what it was. However it is restored in the same way it was made. Just needs some time to mellow.

8th September 2012, 04:26 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	I have kept as much of the original binding as I could which is about half from top to the bottom of each binding. I was lucky to find some Chinese cotton thread of the same size and more importantly just the same simple twist to the thread. I could not find sun faded red and new red looked silly bright so I have used black. Taking a bamboo spike from the one that has lost its handle decoration. I have made a complete spear of the other. What you see now is all rather raw and the white bits are where my mixtures have yet to fully cure but I was in such a hurry to take pictures. You are never going to make it what it was. However it is restored in the same way it was made. Just needs some time to mellow. Attached Images