Hi everyone, about a month ago I was lucky enough to find a whole iron trade point in Las Animas county, CO. I found it in an area full of detrius where in the past I'd found historical stone points and a ton of pre-forms and brokes. Anyway, my question is something I probably already know the answer to - should I attempt to straighten the point, and if so, how do I do it? If I store it in a dry environment inside a riker case will that stop it from rusting further? Thanks in advance for any advice!
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Last edited by Dunewalker; 02-13-2020, 11:14 AM. Reason: I was fighting with the pictures...they wouldn't load at first.Tags: None
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I totally agree with the other two. It would SNAP and that would be sad.
BTW That's a real nice find.Michigan Yooper
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Prolly take a wire brush and knock that rust right off, maybe put it in a vice and smash it back straight.
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that’s a super cool find. The bend makes it even cooler to me.👍Wandering wherever I can, mostly in Eastern Arkansas, always looking down.
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To stop the rust you can use this solution Gomer is the top restoration man in the business. There are others that are very good and maybe as good . Gomer and his son lead the pack in my opinion. https://forums.arrowheads.com/index....shell-bone-etcTN formerly CT Visit our store http://stores.arrowheads.com/store.p...m-Trading-Post
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I think Dr. Gomer could straighten it up. It it would probably involve applying some heat, and an epoxy finish to give it more strength.
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Thanks to everyone for the advice. I certainly had no intention of trying anything until I asked the experts here. I think, ultimately, I've decided to leave it in exactly the condition in which I found it. I've never liked to see artificial sheens on artifacts, but Dr. Gomer does sound like the expert of experts. I don't think I'll even scribble a number on it for my log books...I'll label the riker case and call it good. I don't log them for my own memory - although I may need that one day - I do it so that the location and history of when and where the artifact was found isn't lost like I see in so many collections. Sometimes that's more valuable than the artifact itself...
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