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17th October 2012, 11:53 PM | #1 |
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Moro Silver Kris Restoration
Greetings folks!
By request, I am posting some pictures of one of the recent restoration projects I have done. These first 2 pictures are of the original piece with the hilt wrapped in later twisted brass wire. I took that off and discovered that there were extra holes drilled into the wood to place the ends of different strands of twisted wire. |
17th October 2012, 11:55 PM | #2 |
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Then I drew out the design on sheet silver and repoussed, cut, and stamped the top band.
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17th October 2012, 11:58 PM | #3 |
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After that I then cut and hammer bent the other silver bands into shape.
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18th October 2012, 12:05 AM | #4 |
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I then soldered the silver bands, placed them on the hilt, and wrapped the spaces in hemp (lacquering the hemp).
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18th October 2012, 12:07 AM | #5 |
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Here are the final results:
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18th October 2012, 12:11 AM | #6 |
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Wow! nice work Jose :-) Do you also work on items from other cultures?
Lotfy |
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