Bali Hilts

henri · 22nd August 2013, 04:51 AM

All right , that is my last buy . Some of you already look at these pics for opinion on material used for this ganesha Bali hilt . Lot of different suggestions but looks like we have sperm whale tooth .... or horn ?! Impossible to remove the selut to get a closed inside view unfortunately .

VVV · 22nd August 2013, 10:47 AM

Nice thread.

Here are some of my favorites.

Michael

Sajen · 22nd August 2013, 02:35 PM

Some more.

Battara · 22nd August 2013, 11:56 PM

Here is my one and only Balinese hilt of ivory. I did the gold work since I could not find anyone here to do it.

Montino Bourbon · 23rd August 2013, 07:21 AM

And now for something completely simple...

The wood is Pink Ivory wood, one of the rarest woods in the world, and incredibly dense. I took the wood to Bali and had a good carver make this.

A. G. Maisey · 25th August 2013, 10:49 AM

Nice hilt Montino, and nice material.

A few years ago I sent two pieces of pink ivory to Madura to be carved. Pink ivory is a bit like purpleheart, in that you must let it sit for a while after working it to let the colour come out. The gentleman who carved my pink ivory thought he knew better than I did, he ignored my instructions and lacquered it immediately after he carved it. My pink ivory hilts are mid brown. I'll clean the lacquer off one day when I get around to it.

Anyway, here's 3 more Bali hilts.

Montino Bourbon · 25th August 2013, 05:40 PM

What is the six-legged animal? More info please!

The accordion-pleated one at the bottom is wonderful too.

22nd August 2013, 04:51 AM	#1
henri Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 81	All right , that is my last buy . Some of you already look at these pics for opinion on material used for this ganesha Bali hilt . Lot of different suggestions but looks like we have sperm whale tooth .... or horn ?! Impossible to remove the selut to get a closed inside view unfortunately . Attached Images

22nd August 2013, 10:47 AM	#2
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Nice thread. Here are some of my favorites. Michael Attached Images Last edited by VVV; 22nd August 2013 at 10:53 AM. Reason: Forgot to attach the wooden KK-hilt

22nd August 2013, 02:35 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,207	Some more. Attached Images

22nd August 2013, 11:56 PM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Here is my one and only Balinese hilt of ivory. I did the gold work since I could not find anyone here to do it. Attached Images

23rd August 2013, 07:21 AM	#5
Montino Bourbon Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, California Posts: 301	And now for something completely simple... The wood is Pink Ivory wood, one of the rarest woods in the world, and incredibly dense. I took the wood to Bali and had a good carver make this. Attached Images

25th August 2013, 10:49 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Nice hilt Montino, and nice material. A few years ago I sent two pieces of pink ivory to Madura to be carved. Pink ivory is a bit like purpleheart, in that you must let it sit for a while after working it to let the colour come out. The gentleman who carved my pink ivory thought he knew better than I did, he ignored my instructions and lacquered it immediately after he carved it. My pink ivory hilts are mid brown. I'll clean the lacquer off one day when I get around to it. Anyway, here's 3 more Bali hilts. Attached Images

25th August 2013, 05:40 PM	#7
Montino Bourbon Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, California Posts: 301	Incredible as usual! What is the six-legged animal? More info please! The accordion-pleated one at the bottom is wonderful too.