A Pair of Ethiopian Swords

Rick · 10th July 2005, 04:49 PM

Hi Fearn , I would guess so but go easy and test a small area before diving in .
I have also scraped a lot of chairs with a small jack knife that was dull .
You don't want to be taking shavings from the base material .

With the painted hilt I showed earlier in this thread a fingernail will remove the finish . I am just reluctant to do this because I don't know whether the finish was applied by the originating culture or the collector/museum that wound up with it .

As always ; first do no harm .

10th July 2005, 04:49 PM	#8
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Hi Fearn , I would guess so but go easy and test a small area before diving in . I have also scraped a lot of chairs with a small jack knife that was dull . You don't want to be taking shavings from the base material . With the painted hilt I showed earlier in this thread a fingernail will remove the finish . I am just reluctant to do this because I don't know whether the finish was applied by the originating culture or the collector/museum that wound up with it . As always ; first do no harm .