Minor Restoration to a Moro Kriss

CharlesS · 29th November 2012, 04:21 PM

I made some minor restorations to kriss I recently bought on Ebay. Some of you may have seen it there. I thought it would make a prime candidate for some minor restoration work and it turned out quite well.

The biggest problems were dirt, rust and a scabbard with very rough edges. The cleaning was easy, but the scabbard's bumped and bruised edges made me have to use and age more rattan than I wanted to.

Sajen · 29th November 2012, 05:52 PM

Hello Charles,

very well done.

Can you tell us/me how you age the rattan and how you have done the binding?

Regards,

Detlef

Nirghosa · 29th November 2012, 11:24 PM

I would second those questions!!

Battara · 29th November 2012, 11:31 PM

Nice work, dude!

I like this form of Sulu kalis with the great scabbard carving......

Robert · 30th November 2012, 01:21 AM

Very nice work Charles. Like Jose I especially like the scabbard carving and the great job you have done in its repair. Keep up the good work.

Regards,
Robert

Spunjer · 30th November 2012, 12:07 PM

great job, charles! what a beaut, that kalis is...
did you completely remove the rust on the blade?

CharlesS · 2nd December 2012, 02:14 AM

Thanks guys. Next time I replace and age some rattan I will do a thread on it. If I describe it without illustrating it some of you might faint!

ThePepperSkull · 12th September 2013, 02:51 AM

I must have messed this one. Absolutely beautiful. I'm a sucker for a curvy Sulu piece.

drac2k · 12th September 2013, 05:53 AM

Great job on the blade, which looked like it had some areas of deep pitting.Did you use an abrasive cloth? What grit if so?

CharlesS · 13th September 2013, 06:25 PM

I always try to use 600 fine grit when possible. Sometimes with tougher jobs I'll use a more abrasive grit and then finish with the finest grit, typically 600.

Some of the 3M and Ace sanding sponges do a terrific job, and they are available in a variety of degrees of coarseness.

29th November 2012, 04:21 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	Minor Restoration to a Moro Kriss I made some minor restorations to kriss I recently bought on Ebay. Some of you may have seen it there. I thought it would make a prime candidate for some minor restoration work and it turned out quite well. The biggest problems were dirt, rust and a scabbard with very rough edges. The cleaning was easy, but the scabbard's bumped and bruised edges made me have to use and age more rattan than I wanted to. Attached Images Last edited by CharlesS; 29th November 2012 at 05:19 PM.

29th November 2012, 11:31 PM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,217	Nice work, dude! I like this form of Sulu kalis with the great scabbard carving...... Last edited by Battara; 30th November 2012 at 02:37 AM.

29th November 2012, 05:52 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,761	Hello Charles, very well done. Can you tell us/me how you age the rattan and how you have done the binding? Regards, Detlef

29th November 2012, 11:24 PM	#3
Nirghosa Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 119	I would second those questions!!

30th November 2012, 01:21 AM	#5
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Very nice work Charles. Like Jose I especially like the scabbard carving and the great job you have done in its repair. Keep up the good work. Regards, Robert

30th November 2012, 12:07 PM	#6
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	great job, charles! what a beaut, that kalis is... did you completely remove the rust on the blade?

2nd December 2012, 02:14 AM	#7
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	Thanks guys. Next time I replace and age some rattan I will do a thread on it. If I describe it without illustrating it some of you might faint!

12th September 2013, 02:51 AM	#8
ThePepperSkull Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 338	I must have messed this one. Absolutely beautiful. I'm a sucker for a curvy Sulu piece.

12th September 2013, 05:53 AM	#9
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,229	Great job on the blade, which looked like it had some areas of deep pitting.Did you use an abrasive cloth? What grit if so?

13th September 2013, 06:25 PM	#10
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	I always try to use 600 fine grit when possible. Sometimes with tougher jobs I'll use a more abrasive grit and then finish with the finest grit, typically 600. Some of the 3M and Ace sanding sponges do a terrific job, and they are available in a variety of degrees of coarseness.