For Y'all Norris Bird Restoration

So hither it is inwards all its glory my Norris A13! I've never seen i of these inwards the flesh earlier but it's inwards a piteous state.

The grip had a fissure which a previous possessor had glued as well as added these side cheeks for extra support. They were prised off amongst a sudden chisel as well as the onetime mucilage scraped off.

The adjuster was bent as well as a fissure was evident inwards the side cheek, a typical expanse to instruct damaged. the adjuster ran smoothly upwards as well as downwards but bespeak to a greater extent than or less releasing crude to instruct the sideways campaign going.

I straightened the bent adjuster amongst careful positioning on the corner of an anvil, nervus racking stuff!

The fissure at the transcend uncovered as well as onetime repair as well as a scarfed inwards slice of mahogany. The colouring cloth agree was surprisingly proficient amongst the rosewood thence I cleaned it upwards as well as re-glued it amongst epoxy resin.
You tin also come across the total extent of the bent adjuster hither earlier it was straightened.

I cleaned the brass upwards amongst 400 grit moisture as well as dry out dipped inwards mineral spirit as well as used the soft brass brush to build clean all the gunk out of the heavy advert stamp.

The fissure was glued amongst epoxy as well as clamped leaving it proud thence that it could endure sanded flush. I also cleaned upwards the tarnished metallic amongst 400 grit as well as mineral spirit, the metallic was inwards pretty proficient cast (thank god something was!)

I sanded everything even as well as shine working from 120 g through 180 as well as 240g.

I as well as thence applied a rosewood stain all over which returned the colouring cloth to a to a greater extent than typical shade of an eighty or ninety twelvemonth onetime plane. I darkened the rosewood stain for the bring upwards grip amongst to a greater extent than or less dark crude stain to fifty-fifty upwards the colour.

I applied gun bluish to the metallic sides to deadening downwards the sanding and to a greater extent than peculiarly the edges which had been linished yesteryear a previous owner. I also used the gun bluish to note downwards the lever cap.

The gun bluish makes things become real nighttime thence I adjusted equally necessary amongst the moisture as well as dry out 400 g as well as mineral spirit. The outcome was real pleasing giving a dainty 'old' patination of both metals.

The brass brush had over cleaned the lettering thence I filled it amongst the dark crude paint as well as wiped off the excess.

I adjusted the colouring cloth until the lever cap looked natural.

The seal for the woods was four coats of heavy cutting shellac which was as well as thence cutting dorsum amongst Abralon 600 grit to a matt shine finish. I as well as thence applied a coat of difficult carnauba wax to lend to a greater extent than or less added protection as well as give a soft sheen to the woods equally is typically displayed on nicely worn antique handles.

The rosewood was a pleasant surprise as well as the cracks were close hidden.

The concluding footstep was to process the bird to a replacement atomic position out 26 as well as fleck breaker from to a greater extent than or less other Norris plane, making certain it was right for the menses equally indicated yesteryear the 1922 engagement on the adjuster lever. This restoration had gone good as well as I was pleased amongst the result. It took 5 hours inwards total addition the £300 to purchase the bird inwards the showtime place. Time volition tell if it was a proficient investment although I don't intend parting amongst this i for a long fourth dimension yet.

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