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Old 8th February 2007, 10:25 PM   #17
Alam Shah
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Originally Posted by Alan Maisey
... bind this part of the handle with silver or copper plaited wire. You most often see this on an ivory handle.
An example of another method of repair, more common to ivory hilt, but does appear on wood as well. This is a lower hilt repair, at the buah pinang area.
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