Refurbishing a Ebonite Reuben Heaton reel
- Evert van der Plas
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Refurbishing a Ebonite Reuben Heaton reel
Hi Gents
Made a start to refurbish this Reuben Heaton ebonite reel
The front plate having a few problems and there are broken off a few pieces from the rim that i want to repair.
First thing dissemble the reel and cleaning all parts, polish the brass and the front plate ebonite to reduce the the scratches and the two previous repaired crack on the front plate, not a easy job but is possible to make this reel look good
the crack show best on the back side, the repairs are good but the finish not
these pictures shows the work that must be done and the next pictures the progress
cleaned the backplate and polished the brass
the brass cross cleaned up and give it a first polishing job
polished the latch and cleaned the bobbin
Polishing the front plate and put linseed oil on it after cleaning it to get more original color back
wiped the oil off after a few minutes and the result it good so far, it need to be polished a few times more to get some gloss back
just to get a idea how this reel is going to look when done, wil update this post when finished
Made a start to refurbish this Reuben Heaton ebonite reel
The front plate having a few problems and there are broken off a few pieces from the rim that i want to repair.
First thing dissemble the reel and cleaning all parts, polish the brass and the front plate ebonite to reduce the the scratches and the two previous repaired crack on the front plate, not a easy job but is possible to make this reel look good
the crack show best on the back side, the repairs are good but the finish not
these pictures shows the work that must be done and the next pictures the progress
cleaned the backplate and polished the brass
the brass cross cleaned up and give it a first polishing job
polished the latch and cleaned the bobbin
Polishing the front plate and put linseed oil on it after cleaning it to get more original color back
wiped the oil off after a few minutes and the result it good so far, it need to be polished a few times more to get some gloss back
just to get a idea how this reel is going to look when done, wil update this post when finished
- JW1
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Re: Refurbishing a Ebonite Reuben Heaton reel
Looking good Evert, can't wait to see the finished reel.
JW
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Re: Refurbishing a Ebonite Reuben Heaton reel
Thats looking like a great job.
Looking forward to seeing the completed reel.
Looking forward to seeing the completed reel.
- LuckyLuca
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Re: Refurbishing a Ebonite Reuben Heaton reel
Very nice Evert! I really look forward to seeing such a beautiful reel returned to its best.
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Sat by the river and it made me complete.
- Evert van der Plas
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Re: Refurbishing a Ebonite Reuben Heaton reel
Polished the ebonite, all screws and brass parts and i am pleased with the result
- LuckyLuca
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Re: Refurbishing a Ebonite Reuben Heaton reel
Stunning Evert.
I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
- Wallys-Cast
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Re: Refurbishing a Ebonite Reuben Heaton reel
That looks lovely Evert, certainly worth all the time and effort. Well done..
Wal.
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Re: Refurbishing a Ebonite Reuben Heaton reel
I feel soooo inadequate !!!!!
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- StefanDuma
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Re: Refurbishing a Ebonite Reuben Heaton reel
Thats fantastic almost like it would have been originally. The brass would have been lacquered, but I have not seen any really good lacquered restoration. You should try and find the answer and let us know.
Once again a great job.
Stef
Once again a great job.
Stef
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