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Old 2nd December 2024, 02:13 PM   #1
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Hi all,

A few months ago I aquired in a lot some nice additions for my collection.
The Malay Sundang was missing its buntut and please correct me if it's not the right name for the tip of the sheath. The Warangka was loose and the glue of the sheath had failed. After a chat with Detlef where he told me that it probably would have been a black horn tip I ordered some blocks of Buffel horn. I reglued the sheath and the Warangka with fish glue. I made a drawing for the tip and cut it out. And believe me even as a trained restorer and teacher in furniture restoration it was a tantalizing task to get the horn tip fitted seamless it took me in total more than a day only to have it fitting acceptable. I choose epoxy to glue the horn part that imixed with a bit of pigment. And after drying I cut it into shape and used my hand tools to shape it. Most of the fine tuning was done with a scraper. And the sanding was done by hand. From 240 till 1500 and the final finishing was done with Super Nikco.
I am rather satisfied with the outcome.
I know that it might be missing it's stirrup but I am not sure as on the Warangka I can't see evidence of wear on the place where it would have contacted it.
It has a very nice fit.
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Old 2nd December 2024, 05:05 PM   #2
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Perfectly done Martin! Looks great now.

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Old 2nd December 2024, 05:42 PM   #3
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Similar scabbard tips from Malay sundangs.
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Old 2nd December 2024, 06:31 PM   #4
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Hi Detlef,

yes i used some images i found from Malay Sundang Keris, and i have a Keris Panjang with a similar buntut so i could see how the curvature was.

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Nice work Martin!
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Thank you Mr. Battara
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Perfectly done Martin! Looks great now.

Regards,
Detlef
Hi Detlef, thank you just saw the message above the phote.

have a nice day and regards,

Martin
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Old 3rd December 2024, 12:26 PM   #8
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Very nice sundang and very nice repair.
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