Sikim Scabbard - finally finished

Mytribalworld · 28th April 2011, 08:01 PM

Hi Jose,

nice work, you didn't made it quite easy for yourself by using padoek.
Normally for sikimscabbards they use a very soft almost white kind of wood.

Padoek is African.

about the shape , if it was my piece I should file out the curves somewhat to make the overall look more Aceh. (see pic)

Arjan

Battara · 29th April 2011, 04:05 AM

Thanks folks!

I think banati is very hard to get over here. Many sikim I have seen seem to be made of narra and so I use padauk. Yes it is very hard, but not as hard as ebony or kamagong! (stuff is like rock!

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28th April 2011, 08:01 PM	#1
Mytribalworld Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 400	Hi Jose, nice work, you didn't made it quite easy for yourself by using padoek. Normally for sikimscabbards they use a very soft almost white kind of wood. Padoek is African. about the shape , if it was my piece I should file out the curves somewhat to make the overall look more Aceh. (see pic) Arjan Attached Images

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29th April 2011, 04:05 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Thanks folks! I think banati is very hard to get over here. Many sikim I have seen seem to be made of narra and so I use padauk. Yes it is very hard, but not as hard as ebony or kamagong! (stuff is like rock! ).