Moro kris , to clean or not to clean ?

[Sajen]

Agreed with the others, clean it and try to give it a new baca-baca.

I would oil and clean the wooden parts with oil (linseed, olive..) and polish the metal parts. I also would clean the blade further and like suggested by Jose and Ian etch it.

Regards,
Detlef

[tom22]

Well I've given it a good clean , the silver came up well and the scabbard, but the blade needs more work than I thought , I havnt etched the blade yet because i think it needs to be cleaner to see any pattern , I'm not sure whether to carry on with it as it will take so much work to sand it down , I wouldn't use a machine sander as I know they can distort the shape of the blade ?

[Interested Party]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Agreed with the others, clean it and try to give it a new baca-baca.

I would oil and clean the wooden parts with oil (linseed, olive..) and polish the metal parts. I also would clean the blade further and like suggested by Jose and Ian etch it.

Regards,
Detlef

For really dry wood I've been experimenting with lots of almond oil. The wood just soaks it up because of its extremely low viscosity. Then after a few days to a week I add the coats of linseed oil.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Interested Party

For really dry wood I've been experimenting with lots of almond oil. The wood just soaks it up because of its extremely low viscosity. Then after a few days to a week I add the coats of linseed oil.

Jep, almond oil is very good!

[Battara]

OH much nicer!

[tom22]

Well thanks for all you advice,
I have cleaned the scabbard,and used olive oil for the wood,
Then i have sanded the blade with a fine grit wet and dry paper , it's took quite alot of work to get it looking like this ,I'm not sure where to stop,should I carry on sanding untill it's got rid of all the light pitting ? ,in general it looks alot btter