My rencong pudoi

Sajen · 15th February 2023, 06:29 PM

Hello Kai,

I am careful about giving any advice to remove something when I don't have the chance to examine it with my own eyes by handling it. My two cents.

Regards,
Detlef

kai · 15th February 2023, 06:49 PM

Sure, your mileage may vary, Detlef.

The close-ups yield enough insight IMVHO.

It's Johan's call, obviously.

Regards,
Kai

Johan van Zyl · 16th February 2023, 07:19 AM

Friends, the way I am reading this is that Kai is in general agreement with Detlef. We have this mutual feeling, that we are morally obliged to preserve what is antique and irreplaceable. That's because we view ourselves as not owners but custodians of objects that should be passed on for the benefit of generations to follow.
Which leads me to decide to err on the side of caution and I will therefor not try to obliterate the foreign-looking leafy scrollwork on the hulu. In any case, I don't think I COULD erase it without compromising in some way the existing patina on the horn.
Of course, the notion I have of home-crafting the missing scabbard is still on the cards. No harm can come of that. No matter that experts might frown on my handiwork, although, when a few years ago I finally completed a scabbard for my Bugis keris of Riau, it did not attract any negative comments!
My thanks to you all for the help you have given in this thread!
Regards
Johan

15th February 2023, 06:29 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,269	Hello Kai, I am careful about giving any advice to remove something when I don't have the chance to examine it with my own eyes by handling it. My two cents. Regards, Detlef

15th February 2023, 06:49 PM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Sure, your mileage may vary, Detlef. The close-ups yield enough insight IMVHO. It's Johan's call, obviously. Regards, Kai

16th February 2023, 07:19 AM	#3
Johan van Zyl Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: I live in Gordon's Bay, a village in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Posts: 126	Friends, the way I am reading this is that Kai is in general agreement with Detlef. We have this mutual feeling, that we are morally obliged to preserve what is antique and irreplaceable. That's because we view ourselves as not owners but custodians of objects that should be passed on for the benefit of generations to follow. Which leads me to decide to err on the side of caution and I will therefor not try to obliterate the foreign-looking leafy scrollwork on the hulu. In any case, I don't think I COULD erase it without compromising in some way the existing patina on the horn. Of course, the notion I have of home-crafting the missing scabbard is still on the cards. No harm can come of that. No matter that experts might frown on my handiwork, although, when a few years ago I finally completed a scabbard for my Bugis keris of Riau, it did not attract any negative comments! My thanks to you all for the help you have given in this thread! Regards Johan