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Tsuba Doctor Recommendations


David Zincavage

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I was looking over my tsuba, and realised that, years ago, I purchased several interesting tsuba despite rust on them, saying to myself, "Oh, I'll send it to a tsuba doctor and have it put in order one day."   Of course, I never got around to it. 

 

Can anyone recommend a specialist in rust removal and repatination?  (isn't it remarkable how all the nice large tsuba on display at the annual conventions have a perfectly preserved deep black patina?)

 

Cheers,

David Zincavage

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Hello:

If you wanted to try a "home remedy" I would suggest a good scrubbing with soap and a toothbrush, a few tines of deer antler sharpened at the end, perhapsa few bits of ivory and some elbow grease to remove the rust. You might be surprised at the eventual product and no harm will be done. Wash the tsuba from time to time, let it dry well and then get yourself a little poppyseed oil from an art supply store, daub a very few drops on here and there, wipe any excess off with Kleenex, then brush with a horse hair shoe brush, let it dry for a few days and then repeat the brushing until it appears entirely dry. That might take a week or ten days. If the tsuba are soft metal or have the patina damaged to the unpatinated iron, then a hospital visit might be called for.

Arnold F.

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