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7th June 2011, 06:04 PM
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Restoration project
Good day to everybody.
I recently purchased this keris (I suppose Bugis, though hilt and scabbard are not original. Hereafter the story. Please apologize the bad pics: I'll never become a famous photographer, I'm afraid... |
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7th June 2011, 06:25 PM
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I made a disaster, I am afraid
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8th June 2011, 01:58 AM
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Sorry, I had problems with pics size
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8th June 2011, 02:00 AM
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Here the work is midway. The dirty finger is mine
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8th June 2011, 02:01 AM
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The finished result
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8th June 2011, 02:10 AM
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Hey Gio, nice results. What did you use to stain? Can we see the sheath?
It looks like a nice little Bugis. The pendokok looks a bit too large. |
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8th June 2011, 03:59 AM
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8th June 2011, 05:28 AM
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I agree - nice results on the blade. Where is the rest of the piece?
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8th June 2011, 05:40 AM
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Good work!!
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8th June 2011, 06:27 AM
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Very nice
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8th June 2011, 09:22 AM
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Nice work ! is there a scabbard ? Best regards, Willem |
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8th June 2011, 10:54 AM
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Many thanks for your compliments.
For etching I use warangan, but sometimes I find it difficult to achieve good results. As to the pendokok, it is true it seems too large, but this is because the peksi is too long for the hilt. I shall try to drill it a bit more. Shall post pics of the wrangka, which is not that of the blade (I had to adapt it for a better fit ). David, the keris is not so little, the wilah is 33,5 cm ( a bit more more than 13 inches). I think it is the medium size for a keris. |
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8th June 2011, 12:34 PM
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Here are the pics of the sheath.
In fact the pedonkok is too large for the hilt. I have drilled a bit the hilt, but am afraid to go through. This notwithstanding I like this pendokok, it seems old. |
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8th June 2011, 04:07 PM
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The pendoko looks alright with this keris. All Sulawesi. V nice keris!
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