new mandau/Santa requested payment for this one

asomotif · 28th December 2007, 03:33 PM

Too bad, this year Santa turned out to be a collector of mandaus too and he requested some payment from me

But I was happy to support Santa with a financial gift to get this nice mandau

ariel · 28th December 2007, 04:37 PM

Hey, man, you should stain your deck: your mandau looks in a better shape

Seriously, nice carvings and seems to be a serious blade! Santa was good to you. I posted once a similar one, also without the adhesive plug at the blade/handle junction. Any way to restore it? Is it necessary?

asomotif · 28th December 2007, 04:47 PM

Hello Ariel,

Thanks !
The blade is quite simple but old.

Normally when the resin ring around the base of the handle is damaged or missing I don't restore it.

Battara · 28th December 2007, 09:48 PM

Very nice puppy! I love the carvings. Does the scabbard have carvings as well?

DaveS · 29th December 2007, 05:34 AM

Ariel: If you want to restore the resin ring, get some jewlers pitch. It is a black resin type of a substance. Heat it up a little so it becomes warm and a little runny, dig out a spoonful. When it becomes cool enough you can take it and wrap it around the base of the blade and mold it just like clay. It can be made to look exactly like the original. To make it look old, rub a little dirt over it while it is not quite hardned. It will give it an appropriate aged look and will be hard to tell from an original.............Dave

asomotif · 31st December 2007, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Very nice puppy! I love the carvings. Does the scabbard have carvings as well?

Yes, very simple carvings but nice together with the rattanwork.

28th December 2007, 03:33 PM	#1
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,225	new mandau/Santa requested payment for this one Too bad, this year Santa turned out to be a collector of mandaus too and he requested some payment from me But I was happy to support Santa with a financial gift to get this nice mandau Attached Images

28th December 2007, 04:37 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Hey, man, you should stain your deck: your mandau looks in a better shape Seriously, nice carvings and seems to be a serious blade! Santa was good to you. I posted once a similar one, also without the adhesive plug at the blade/handle junction. Any way to restore it? Is it necessary?

28th December 2007, 04:47 PM	#3
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,225	Hello Ariel, Thanks ! The blade is quite simple but old. Normally when the resin ring around the base of the handle is damaged or missing I don't restore it.

28th December 2007, 09:48 PM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,225	Very nice puppy! I love the carvings. Does the scabbard have carvings as well?

29th December 2007, 05:34 AM	#5
DaveS Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 327	Ariel: If you want to restore the resin ring, get some jewlers pitch. It is a black resin type of a substance. Heat it up a little so it becomes warm and a little runny, dig out a spoonful. When it becomes cool enough you can take it and wrap it around the base of the blade and mold it just like clay. It can be made to look exactly like the original. To make it look old, rub a little dirt over it while it is not quite hardned. It will give it an appropriate aged look and will be hard to tell from an original.............Dave