3 worn out keris

jagabuwana · 8th February 2020, 12:46 PM

Staining the blade is a more difficult proposition. In Jawa they would use warangan, basically arsenic. Some people on this forum have been lucky to get access to the lab grade stuff. For the rest of us, realgar is a mineral you can get online which has arsenic content, but the results seem inconsistent.

I have used sulfur and rice water once and it looked like itcould have been promising had I just let it go on for longer.

A keyword search will serve you well, as these have been discussed at length in many threads.

apolaki · 9th February 2020, 03:25 PM

Thanks for the advice. I won't tinker with the keris in Madura dress until I gain more experience.

I did notice while doing repeated cleaning and bathing of the rusted keris that there is some yellow discoloration appearing in areas of the blade. Is this something to be concerned about? I vaguely recall something being mentioned about that in past forum posts but I dont remember what was stated.

8th February 2020, 12:46 PM	#1
jagabuwana Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 291	Staining the blade is a more difficult proposition. In Jawa they would use warangan, basically arsenic. Some people on this forum have been lucky to get access to the lab grade stuff. For the rest of us, realgar is a mineral you can get online which has arsenic content, but the results seem inconsistent. I have used sulfur and rice water once and it looked like itcould have been promising had I just let it go on for longer. A keyword search will serve you well, as these have been discussed at length in many threads.

9th February 2020, 03:25 PM	#2
apolaki Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 160	Thanks for the advice. I won't tinker with the keris in Madura dress until I gain more experience. I did notice while doing repeated cleaning and bathing of the rusted keris that there is some yellow discoloration appearing in areas of the blade. Is this something to be concerned about? I vaguely recall something being mentioned about that in past forum posts but I dont remember what was stated.