Restoring Arrowheads?

[SwampHunter]

I would like to try to restore some arrowheads but not sure on about the process. Anyone here ever done it and what tips could you give a person? Any websites that could help?

Thanks!

 

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[SOHIO]

restoring points is sacrilege

 

[SwampHunter]

That is something to think about. Arrowheads are religious artifacts. Hmmmm!

 

[SOHIO]

I just wouldn't personally

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Problem with restoring them is someone down the road will try to sell them as authentic..

 

[SOHIO]

exactly

 

[SwampHunter]

Not trying to get into a moral debate about authentic, restored, etc. Pretty capable of making up my own mind if I wish to restore something........ and well I wish to restore something but I want to do it myself. Just looking for info on how to do the restoring.

Anyone?

 

[SOHIO]

sorry swamp....i don't know much about restoring artifacts but i do know that others provide the service maybe you could email one of these places and they could steer you in the direction you need. Are you planning to reknapp parts of it or cast it or however the services do?

 

[SwampHunter]

It's all good! I have never wanted to restore a point until I found my first Dalton base the other day. Now I want to see the point whole for some odd reason and I wish to do it myself.
I doubt I will reknapp since it's only half of a point. Not sure what process they use but will try talking to some of the restoring services. I was hoping someone here knew something about it.

 

[SOHIO]

good luck

 

[GatorBoy]

I'm with sohio on this 1 but I'm pretty sure it's done with resin. a gentleman that I know by the name of jim tatum runs a company called paleoenterprises . he's from my neck of the woods here in florida. he and his son carlos do some real good work. I'm sure he could give you some pointers.

 

[PrimitiveOne]

Never tried this-I would just knap a new one... But here is an idea- Most points are pretty symetrical. Push the point into some type of clay that has been flattened on both sides, so it is to the center line depth. (centerline being halfway between the front and back) remove the head and flip it from front (F) to back (B)and push it back into the same piece of clay and remove. This half should look complete. Fill it with epoxy or resin and use a plastic putty knife to scrape of the excess level with the clay. Now repeat the process with the head starting on side B and flipping to side F. Once the two are dried used a super thin amount of the same resin or epoxy and glue the two pieces together. Again, I never tried it but you would have a good idea of what the head may of looked like and no one in their right mind would mistake it for a true artifact.. well lets hope so. Also you could paint it!!!!

 

[GatorBoy]

that's almost exactly how its done. most of the color is added by using colored glass micro beads in the resin. you can stir with a toothpick to get the look of veins and natural stone appearance.

 

[PrimitiveOne]

Cool