I have used two new techniques in the restoration of this rusty cleaver. The first time I use a hardening furnace for the blade to harden and I galvanize gold on the formerly rusty cleaver. I made the new handle out of Osage Orange and brass, which now revealed a completely gold cleaver. Restoring the old cleaver I had to drill, grind, file, remove rust and glue. This old hand tool I found again on a flea market website and wanted it badly.
▬ What did I do ?! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
The cleaver was badly rusted, so I put it in rust remover for a day. I removed the remaining rust with sandblasting. Afterwards I made the rough contour with a belt sander and sanded the sides until no more pitting was visible, up to a grit of 1500. With the help of a grinding stone I sharpened the cleaver again. Now I gilded the old hand tool with the help of electroplating. The new wooden handle is made of Osage Orange. Now all that was left was to assemble everything and the golden cleaver was ready.
▬ Good to know ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
I used the following tools: Hammer, pliers, wire brush, sandblasting cabinet, corundum 0.2-0.8mm, belt sander, double-sided tape, orbital sander, multi-function tool, file, key file, hardening furnace, immersion heater, Rapeseed oil, forging pliers, stop angle, pen, steel ruler, saw, cordless screwdriver, drill, scriber, caliper, fretsaw, two-component glue, screw clamps, sandpaper (various grits), polishing bench, grindstone, galvanic current device, degreaser, activator, gold electrolyte
▬ Special Thanks to my Members! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Debora Richards
Zamzuraini Zolkiple
▬ Do you want to support me? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Would you like to become a channel member? Then you can do it here:
/ @forgottenshinerestora...
You like what you see and you want to help the channel to develop continuously? If you want to support me you can donate via Paypal:
www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_...
▬ Did you like it? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Did you like the video? Then like, subscribe and please share it! Many Thanks!