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Thought I would share some pictures of someone's kris that I recently restored. As you can see in the before pictures, I got the puppy in pretty bad shape. I was honored to bring it back to life.
Enjoy - Battara ![]() PS - pictures to follow ![]() |
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I'm waiting to enjoy here ......
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Battara
You big tease you! ![]() Lew |
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Well......I sent them to Lee for resizing.....
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I could have done that for ya you know
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..........this better not be an anti-climax
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Damn Ariel !
You made me drop a drumstick !!!!! ![]() |
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Grrrrr, (mumble, rumble)
Why don't we all visit Jose? Just go over there and see the kris? All crowd into his living room. He's not that far from Georgia. Hmm gotta talk with him about a Moro hilt, and a certain yataghan...... |
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ahem.....well yes, Jose, if you are waiting for a quorum or something i too will add my voice to the clammering crowd.....(tap, tap, tap.....)
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Waiting for Lee to, um, post.......
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Lee may be away or busy, Jose. I can resize them for you if you care to send them to me by email.
Ian. |
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Sorry about the delay
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Thank you MR. Lee
![]() Very good work Jose, i have in mind another kris....... ![]() |
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Battara... you’re incredible! That was worth the wait!
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Great job Jose and certainly worth the wait. Thanks for posting.
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That IS nice jose......however....could we see some close-ups?
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Lee.....thank you very much.
Thank you all for your kind comments. As for close ups....I'll have to get back with the owner. |
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Just some background notes:
1. the blade was heavely rusted so I had to grind, polish, and etch it 2. the hilt was in pieces as you can also see in the pictures. I had to cut, rehilt the pommel, then make the silver upper and lower parts, then rewrap. |
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Super job Jose!
I really appreciate when a piece is restored without losing its historical intregrity. That is exactly what you have done here. In other words it looks as it once looked without looking "new". Again, super work. |
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Thank you very much Charles. This is the fun for me, to try to bring back the soul and glory of any piece. This is my goal for any piece I work on.
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battara,
as always, great job! can't wait to see Eleanor ... ![]() |
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Just sent a closeup of the hilt to Rick for resizing.
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And there you go !
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I can almost see the smile on that kris! He must feel great after having been brought back to life.
"It looks as it once looked without looking 'new.'" --------------------- CharleS |
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Thank you Rick.
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