Help! Advice on Repairs

nechesh · 14th January 2005, 07:59 PM

Hi Vinny. Judging from the creamy carmel colored "nougat" center to your Rencong's dress my guess is it is made of a plastic composite. This looks like the kind made for tourists with the Islamic inscriptions on the blade. This is a new piece. Crazy glue might work. Hope that's not too dissapointing.

rahman · 15th January 2005, 04:50 AM

Vinny - Hate to tell you this, but there is a long piece missing from the handle. Rencong normally have a long extenstion from where yours has broken off. Take a look at pictures here and elsewhere. See if you can locate it.

I don't know if it's plastic, but it's best to ask around. I have a plastic ukiran with an ugly hole because someone tested it by putting a hot needle (or cigarette butt) into it. The heat treatment on a small area around the break might help you confirm it.

vinny · 15th January 2005, 10:43 AM

Hi

I am not dissappointed, I suspected this may have been a 'tourist' piece, but was not sure; I turned up in a shop near where I live, and it was pretty cheap. Will try a heat test to see if it melts.

All said and done, I like the way it feels, and even if it is not the real thing, I would still like to get it fixed.

I know a piece is missing, I realise it should be an 'L' shape, but I have no idea what happened to that piece, it just diappeared! Hopefully, I can get someone local to make me a new hilt and sheath as my wood working skills are not very good.

Thanks guys!

Regards
Vinny

Henk · 15th January 2005, 08:40 PM

Don't give to much effort to this piece. The scabbard can be glued together with very fast drying glue. Maybe you can make the missing piece from the grip from a piece of wood and attach it to the remains of the grip.

This piece is certainly not a new grip and scabbard worth. It probably will cost you more than buying an authentic one.

Alam Shah · 25th January 2005, 04:45 PM

I have a rencong. Does this look like the real thing or a 'tourist' type?
Please let me know your frank opinions.
The handle is buffalo horn and the sheath is some kind of horn ,too (I think.)

Battara · 25th January 2005, 10:22 PM

Looks a little "toursity" and small. What are the dimensions?

Alam Shah · 26th January 2005, 01:52 AM

The blade is 6 inches, total is around 9 1/2 inches. It's belonged to a collector, someone's grandfather who had passed-on. His niece sold the piece to me.

That's all I know about this piece.
Thanks Battara for your attention.

Alam Shah · 26th January 2005, 02:04 AM

Michel,
Nice home-made piece you have there.

15th January 2005, 10:43 AM	#3
vinny Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: England Posts: 31	Thanks Hi I am not dissappointed, I suspected this may have been a 'tourist' piece, but was not sure; I turned up in a shop near where I live, and it was pretty cheap. Will try a heat test to see if it melts. All said and done, I like the way it feels, and even if it is not the real thing, I would still like to get it fixed. I know a piece is missing, I realise it should be an 'L' shape, but I have no idea what happened to that piece, it just diappeared! Hopefully, I can get someone local to make me a new hilt and sheath as my wood working skills are not very good. Thanks guys! Regards Vinny

25th January 2005, 04:45 PM	#5
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	I have a rencong. Does this look like the real thing or a 'tourist' type? Please let me know your frank opinions. The handle is buffalo horn and the sheath is some kind of horn ,too (I think.) Attached Images

14th January 2005, 07:59 PM	#1
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Hi Vinny. Judging from the creamy carmel colored "nougat" center to your Rencong's dress my guess is it is made of a plastic composite. This looks like the kind made for tourists with the Islamic inscriptions on the blade. This is a new piece. Crazy glue might work. Hope that's not too dissapointing.

15th January 2005, 04:50 AM	#2
rahman Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 84	Vinny - Hate to tell you this, but there is a long piece missing from the handle. Rencong normally have a long extenstion from where yours has broken off. Take a look at pictures here and elsewhere. See if you can locate it. I don't know if it's plastic, but it's best to ask around. I have a plastic ukiran with an ugly hole because someone tested it by putting a hot needle (or cigarette butt) into it. The heat treatment on a small area around the break might help you confirm it.

15th January 2005, 08:40 PM	#4
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Don't give to much effort to this piece. The scabbard can be glued together with very fast drying glue. Maybe you can make the missing piece from the grip from a piece of wood and attach it to the remains of the grip. This piece is certainly not a new grip and scabbard worth. It probably will cost you more than buying an authentic one.

25th January 2005, 10:22 PM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Looks a little "toursity" and small. What are the dimensions?

26th January 2005, 01:52 AM	#7
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	The blade is 6 inches, total is around 9 1/2 inches. It's belonged to a collector, someone's grandfather who had passed-on. His niece sold the piece to me. That's all I know about this piece. Thanks Battara for your attention.

26th January 2005, 02:04 AM	#8
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Michel, Nice home-made piece you have there.