Unknown sword! Possibly Sumatran Battak with Pamor?

kronckew · 13th October 2013, 04:26 PM

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medicinal paraffin = mineral oil = unscented baby oil. (see again AGM's recipe in the other linked post)

of course if you are going to scent it, no need to hunt for the illusive unscented baby oil. the scented one is just fine if you add essential flower oils

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i recently received a pair of swords from the phillipenes that were covered in coconut oil & wrapped in plastic, i initially thought it was vaseline, so i removed it and substituted a nicely anise scented mineral oil based multi-purpose product invented by the germans in the latter 19th century for steel, wood, leather preservation and cleaning... it even can be used as a wound antiseptic, it's anti-fungal and antibacterial. forget gurkhas feeling your shoe laces. they could tell by smell long before...

i hope the spirits of the 2 blades like it.

13th October 2013, 04:26 PM	#16
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	( medicinal paraffin = mineral oil = unscented baby oil. (see again AGM's recipe in the other linked post) of course if you are going to scent it, no need to hunt for the illusive unscented baby oil. the scented one is just fine if you add essential flower oils ) i recently received a pair of swords from the phillipenes that were covered in coconut oil & wrapped in plastic, i initially thought it was vaseline, so i removed it and substituted a nicely anise scented mineral oil based multi-purpose product invented by the germans in the latter 19th century for steel, wood, leather preservation and cleaning... it even can be used as a wound antiseptic, it's anti-fungal and antibacterial. forget gurkhas feeling your shoe laces. they could tell by smell long before... i hope the spirits of the 2 blades like it. Last edited by kronckew; 13th October 2013 at 04:43 PM.