My Second Barong

Robert · 24th November 2005, 08:33 PM

Spunjer and Ferguson,
Thank you both for the information. I will clean and etch the blade when the sword arrives and then post the pictures. I'm hoping it has a nice pattern. I've a couple of other smaller pieces that I think I'll try this on first to make sure I've got the process right before I try it on this one. Thanks again for the great information!!

zamboanga · 26th November 2005, 05:33 AM

i use petroleum jelly

to keep the blade from rusting. the locals use pomade (the ones that come in small satchets) but i don't like my blade to smell like elvis' hair.

as to the way the locals do their etching, they use crushed kamias aka iba fruits - the long ones and not the rounded ones. these are packed inside a bamboo that has the same length and size of the blade. the blade then is left buried under the crushed kamias until the etched patterns shows up.

24th November 2005, 08:33 PM	#1
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Spunjer and Ferguson, Thank you both for the information. I will clean and etch the blade when the sword arrives and then post the pictures. I'm hoping it has a nice pattern. I've a couple of other smaller pieces that I think I'll try this on first to make sure I've got the process right before I try it on this one. Thanks again for the great information!!

26th November 2005, 05:33 AM	#2
zamboanga Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: zamboanga city, philippines Posts: 132	i use petroleum jelly to keep the blade from rusting. the locals use pomade (the ones that come in small satchets) but i don't like my blade to smell like elvis' hair. as to the way the locals do their etching, they use crushed kamias aka iba fruits - the long ones and not the rounded ones. these are packed inside a bamboo that has the same length and size of the blade. the blade then is left buried under the crushed kamias until the etched patterns shows up.