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7th August 2022, 10:01 PM | #1 |
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In search of pure Indian sandalwood oil that is reasonable
Hello please help
I'm looking for 100% pure Indian Sandalwood oil to mix with some other oi for my keris. Do you know of any reputable source that is reasonably priced. I find that most Sandalwood oils are fake or blended. Also what other oil would you blend it with to coat kerises thank you very much. |
8th August 2022, 04:31 AM | #2 |
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Hi Ganapati,
I've used these two oils: Singer oil and Western Australia Sandalwood (Santalum Spicatum 100% pure). So far it is still reasonable since my collection is small (less than 10) and I've only used 10-12 drops to be mixed with the Singer oil. Best Regards, YS |
8th August 2022, 10:14 AM | #3 | |
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Try this source, they source it from India apparently. Last edited by David; 8th August 2022 at 01:58 PM. Reason: Link deleted. No Commercial links are permitted here. |
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8th August 2022, 11:28 AM | #4 |
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I'm with YS: Start with good quality sandalwood essential oil and some drops get you a long way.
Note that most commercial sandalwood oils are already heavily diluted with any kind of base oil with just bits of pure sandalwood essential oil or even artificial sandalwood essential oil added. Actually, artificial may nowadays be good enough for our purposes. If you're fine eating artificial flavors (and I know of only very, very few people who are really consequently avoiding any artificial flavors!), one might well argue that this might be legit, too... Because the oil used for diluting sandalwood essential oil may vary widely (from local palm oil to mineral oils) including different qualities resulting in differences of stability possibly affecting storage (natural oils will get rancid and release acids which will affect steel as well as get sticky), I'm opting for a high quality paraffin/mineral oil (sewing machine oils from known companies are a good bet) plus a bit of pure sandalwood essential oil (a trustworthy supplier with sustainable use policy is more important than geographic origin); adding a bit of traditional kenanga essential oil gives additional odour (not widely available though: nice to have - not mandatory). Keris blades can get pre-treated with water-displacing oils like WD40 (especially during drying steps) and "cleaning" oils (gun oils, etc.). Once fully done and after patting off any excess oil, adding a bit of the "perfume" oil mix and wrapping the blades in plastic foil goes a long way. Regards, Kai |
8th August 2022, 11:42 AM | #5 | |
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Here's Alan's recipe: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...33&postcount=8
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If used at all, I'd suggest adding kenanga (or any other add-ons) drop by drop until the final odour is pleasant. Regards, Kai |
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8th August 2022, 12:09 PM | #6 |
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Some more threads to check out:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5041 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5570 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6067 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18998 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24952 BTW, the (advanced) search function (of the forum or via your preferred search engine) is your friend! Regards, Kai |
8th August 2022, 12:12 PM | #7 | |
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I plan to look into this when my stocks deplete...
Another quote from Alan on the synthetic sandalwood oils he has been using: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...3&postcount=21
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8th August 2022, 01:57 PM | #8 |
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Hey folks. Sorry, but i need to remind everyone for this discussion that commercial posts are not permitted. That means links to sales site. While i do understand that everyone is looking for reasonably priced sandalwood, you must contact people in PM if you want to share direct links to sale sites.
I would also point out that Indian sandalwood is a vulnerable, if not endangered species. Something to consider when choosing the scents for our keris oil. Last edited by David; 9th August 2022 at 01:46 PM. Reason: Spelling correction. |
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