Thoughts on restoring an old mendak?

kai · 16th July 2005, 01:17 AM

This mendak belongs to the Keris Lurus from Yogyakarta shown in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=899

It's pretty much beaten up and the traditional approach would probably be to recycle the materials and to craft a new mendak from them. However, the museum soul in me would like to preserve it and possibly restore it as much as necessary (if suitable). Any suggestions (includinng advice to leave it alone

) welcome!

Materials: The inner tube seems to be copper, the rest is some gold alloy. I suspect that the stones are low grade intans.

Regards,
Kai

16th July 2005, 01:17 AM	#1
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,252	Thoughts on restoring an old mendak? This mendak belongs to the Keris Lurus from Yogyakarta shown in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=899 It's pretty much beaten up and the traditional approach would probably be to recycle the materials and to craft a new mendak from them. However, the museum soul in me would like to preserve it and possibly restore it as much as necessary (if suitable). Any suggestions (includinng advice to leave it alone ) welcome! Materials: The inner tube seems to be copper, the rest is some gold alloy. I suspect that the stones are low grade intans. Regards, Kai Attached Images