Oh BTW the frame is 9" x 6"
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Just thought I'd share my new purchase :) and ask does anybody else marvel at the minute work of Indian...
If the sword is bronze isn't it cast instead of blacksmith made?
Ok, so emails are a recent thing (I didn't know how long your Father had owned it) I think if you think it's genuine then take the time and money...
I haven't read the original thread but it seems Any's idea of getting it tested would be a good one. I'm sure there are ancient artifacts in...
What country are you in and how did you come by it?
I don't know anything about swords but the Metropolitan Museum of Art's has a huge collection, maybe ask them? The sword in the painting looks the...
BTW the first Mostly boxes video I posted where he says "the box has the original finish and interior" he is lying, either that box has been...
I often come across this dilemma with boxes, what do I do about the inside, do I restore it or keep the age? Ink stains, ripped or threadworm...
Very nice, soon you will be refinishing all sorts. Do you see how a duller shine makes it look antique as it should be?
Personally tea caddies aren't my thing, I have over 100 boxes and none are tea caddies lol. When I first started collecting it was the time all...
Everyone thinks French polish is hard to use but it's easy, I think it's about the easiest finish in the world to use and no it can't go wrong but...
This one has lost the lining altogether and he has replaced it with marbled paper, I also do paper marbling, great with the kids.
He does have some very nice boxes but he does take them all the way back to new. On some of the boxes he has taking them back to new is a great...
It should be ready now, 3 days is ages but it will depend on how thick the coating is. A good way of telling is using a finger nail and see if...
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So different, it must just be a European thing. Nothing inside the house here is varnished apart from the backdoor wooden threshold step but...
It does say something about the chair/table leg 1) the finish is a old one and 2) it was probably made to go outside, I can't see why someone...
I did try and say there had been a mix up, to me (and the English speaking world) the term varnish isn't the same as shellac, French polish or...
"I do know what shellac is" it would seem you don't, all through this thread you have mixed up the product "varnish" with "shellac" ......." It...
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