Two kris

[Battara]

Here are some pictures of making the brass nails for the silver bands and silver plates all for the pommels. I first take brass wire and carefully melt the end to make a ball. Then I flatten the balls to make nail heads. Then I cut the section of wire in a way the makes a point on the other end. The nail heads are polished and eight nails were made.

[Sajen]

Hello Jose,

very interesting to see how you do this and thank you very much for posting the pictures. Please continue!

Regards,

Detlef

[Battara]

Here are pictures of my blackening the silver (and subsequently polishing it) so that the lines of design stand out. Then I use the premade brass nails and nail the silver plaques onto the tops of the kris (there were old holes where original nails for lost silver plaques were).

[Sajen]

Thank you for sharing the pictures of your work!

[Battara]

Here are more pictures of the making of the silver bands around the tops of the kris pommels. I draw out what I will cut out, cut, then stamp and chase the bands. After blackening them I polish them and drill holes in the ends where the brass nails will go. I drill into the pommels and hammer the nails through the silver bands into the wood. Pictures appear out of sequence, but you get the idea.

[Rick]

Nice little chasing hammer, Jose; I've got one of those .
Handy little devils they are .

[Ferguson]

Jose,
Thanks for the pictures!
What do you blacken the silver with?

Thanks,
Steve