Pamor Staining in the UK?

A. G. Maisey · 10th April 2007, 03:53 AM

David, as you would understand , that is a very difficult question for me to answer.

I probably cannot answer that question.

I can tell you this:- in the mid 1980's a very well known Solo m'ranggi was flown to Pontianak and paid the equivalent of a year's salary for a middle manager, to clean and stain a very small collection of keris. His return flight was also paid and he was provided with accomodation whilst there.

I know of one case of a wealthy collector who was so pleased with a clean and stain job that he gifted a car to the man who did the job.

I also know of many instances where a stain job will be done for nothing.

The cost of sufficient warangan to do a single blade, once, by the pinch method is now roughly $US2.

Jeruk nipis (limes) are currently around $US0.60 per kilo in Solo.

A moderately skilled tradesman gets RP50.000 per day in Solo(RP.9000=$US1).

A m'ranggi is a skilled artisan, not a bricklayer.

It can take anywhere between ten minutes and ten days to produce a good stain on a blade. And you need the experience to know what each individual blade should look like, and the skill to make it look that way.

10th April 2007, 03:53 AM	#11
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	David, as you would understand , that is a very difficult question for me to answer. I probably cannot answer that question. I can tell you this:- in the mid 1980's a very well known Solo m'ranggi was flown to Pontianak and paid the equivalent of a year's salary for a middle manager, to clean and stain a very small collection of keris. His return flight was also paid and he was provided with accomodation whilst there. I know of one case of a wealthy collector who was so pleased with a clean and stain job that he gifted a car to the man who did the job. I also know of many instances where a stain job will be done for nothing. The cost of sufficient warangan to do a single blade, once, by the pinch method is now roughly $US2. Jeruk nipis (limes) are currently around $US0.60 per kilo in Solo. A moderately skilled tradesman gets RP50.000 per day in Solo(RP.9000=$US1). A m'ranggi is a skilled artisan, not a bricklayer. It can take anywhere between ten minutes and ten days to produce a good stain on a blade. And you need the experience to know what each individual blade should look like, and the skill to make it look that way.