  God..I stayed up all night fixing a hundred year old Cavalry Sword. The guard had been crushed pretty bad in some time far, far past. You could tell by the way the crap was built up on the surface of it. I found an interesting way to massage it back into shape- it's brass or bronze so it isn't exactly pliable. I got it 99% repaired and its about 5% away from where it should be. I managed to sand out a lot of surface detail issues and it looks like a dremel and a lot of polishing compound will make this poor soldier rise to most of it's former glory. I beleive I can replate the blade if I can figure out how it's attached, and it needs to have a new handle carved.It looks like cherrywood. I need to see if the jewlery place I know can braze two places on the guard..then I can detail it out the rest of the way.
The scabbard isn't in very good shape- but its great t find a way to take the injuries and age off this old friend of mine..... So I didn't get much done today then, went to get the city payment and as ever, it isn't ready. Thursday they say..bastards. I got a lot of data entry done for the business, which is hurting with the stupid vacation time that has hit us.
I need to do more, but at least I have 95% o the paperwork is sorted and organized stacks now, a vast improvement on the last few months. I should go walk- as I can't do laundry, but need to get to sleep also. If I can get up at 6:00 am I can do laundry then- and then the day will be spent driving my parents through the mountains in my car and my friends...! c ya... 
