Pedang restored + Warangan in Java

[kai]

Hello Roland,

Congrats, nice efforts!

Some time ago i already showed this Pedang to experienced collectors in this forum with my own quite special finish, which is now a little embarrassing for me.

Nope, not at all! While warangan will most likely be the intended, traditional etch for this blade, I do like your etch, too, since it highlights additional features! For studying the material, utilizing an assortment of etchants will yield valuable complementary information!

Did anybody note that the results shown here represent kinda negatives and positives (from those ancient days of analog B&W photography )?

Regards,
Kai