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23rd May 2020, 04:43 PM | #1 |
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THREE MORE PICS......
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23rd May 2020, 09:52 PM | #2 |
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Great job on that scabbard IMHO. The aging looks wonderful.
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24th May 2020, 08:33 AM | #3 |
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Yes, it's a top quality work.
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24th May 2020, 09:47 AM | #4 |
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Yes, Philip does some excellent work. I'm hoping he will tell us more about the leather and where it came from. I suspect it is quite old and is recycled from something unrelated to weapons.
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24th May 2020, 11:47 AM | #5 |
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Hello Rick,
I opened your message, just looked at the pictures and thought: what a beautiful Afghan pulowar complete with original scabbard... Then I read your comment and realised that to my surprise, the scabbard was restored... But wow, it is so well done that I wouldn't have guessed in a thousand years it was restored. Philip is a real artist! |
24th May 2020, 01:44 PM | #6 |
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Very good job!
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24th May 2020, 10:19 PM | #7 |
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I found the two pics. After the thin velvet material was removed, here is what was wrapped around a portion of the wood......LOL
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25th May 2020, 12:28 AM | #8 | |
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not old goat
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I used to e able to get some wonderful morocco-grained goat leather that was an excellent match for old shagreen as re texture, and it came in black and dark green which was perfect for virtually all Near Eastern and Chinese scabbard jobs. But the importer quit handling it. On this pulouar, I had some similar stuff that I got from a supplier that provides materials for restorers of vintage and antique cameras and optical equipment -- binocs, spyglasses, and their cases. It's thin and the surface is hard to the touch, like the originals. The downside is that it has virtually no "stretch" to it, unlike the goat I used to use previously, so forming it around a curved sheat can be tricky if you want to avoid wrinkles. But I have ways to address that and it "distresses" very well for a nice antique effect. |
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25th May 2020, 03:01 AM | #9 | |
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