Cleaning of khanda.

galvano · 29th April 2007, 11:02 PM

I made a very soft cleaning.
Before cleaning.

katana · 30th April 2007, 12:58 AM

Hi Galvano,
good job

nice Khanda

nice blade

are you going to give it an etch?
The wrapping on the handle....is it leather (suede side up) ? How is it fixed to the handle ? Sorry for the questions ...but I would like to restore my Khanda...the wrapping is missing

Regards David

Flavio · 30th April 2007, 07:39 AM

WOW

!!! Congratulations, an EXCELLENT piece!!!! The wootz pattern is gorgeous!!!

galvano · 30th April 2007, 10:16 AM

Hi all
the handle is covered with velvet.
The scabbard also.
I think that it is stuck.
I will clean it a little more.
Later I am going to give it an etch .

galvano · 30th April 2007, 10:37 AM

velvet on hilt

galvano · 17th May 2007, 06:56 PM

On part of my khanda.

Flavio · 17th May 2007, 07:11 PM

Nothing to say...... just

Jens Nordlunde · 17th May 2007, 10:37 PM

Hi Galvano,
Dicely done, but what did you use for cleaning?

galvano · 17th May 2007, 11:03 PM

hi all
I polished with very fine bodywork paper.
I cleaned with acetone.
And attacked with ferric chloride.
Neutralized with crockery product.
Oiled.
galvano

katana · 18th May 2007, 10:33 AM

Galvano, .....Fantastic Khanda

.....I'm certainly jealous

Jens Nordlunde · 18th May 2007, 05:06 PM

Hi Galvano,
You have done a very good job, and shown us some exceptionel good pictures - thank you

.
The watering is very nice, but what does the tip of the blade look like?
Jens

galvano · 19th May 2007, 05:40 PM

hi jens
It is the khanda.
The other photographs were in macrophotography.

Jens Nordlunde · 19th May 2007, 05:46 PM

Thanks Galvano,
How many marks are there along the blade, and are they on both sides?
Jens

galvano · 19th May 2007, 07:02 PM

There are 3 marks
Like stopped holes.
Who cross the blade.
at the end there is silver

galvano

Jens Nordlunde · 19th May 2007, 07:06 PM

Are the marks on both sides?
Jens

galvano · 19th May 2007, 08:38 PM

yes on both sides

Jens Nordlunde · 19th May 2007, 10:37 PM

Galvano,
I have seen blades with markings like that along the blade, but they were filled with brass. Funny that the last one should be silver , and the other ones not.
Jens

galvano · 19th May 2007, 11:25 PM

I do not understand the utility of these marks
galvano

Jens Nordlunde · 20th May 2007, 01:57 PM

I have only one Indian sword with holes like that, and on mine they are filled with brass like i wrote. The number of holes is three – and the sword is a khanda. Unfortunately I don’t know what this means, and so far I have not met anyone who knows. I have seen blades with only one hole filled with iron, this is said to be from testing the blade, but why test the blade and not the ingot? Unless of course the blade was already made for export, so the only test which could be made, was testing the blade – maybe this is true, I don’t know.

Jens

galvano · 20th May 2007, 06:32 PM

do you Have a photograph of your khanda?

Jens Nordlunde · 20th May 2007, 08:13 PM

This one shows two of them.

galvano · 20th May 2007, 08:36 PM

ho good swoord !!!!!!!
ok for the holes.
I would like to remake velvet in the basket hilt.
Do you have a model?
thanks
galvano

Jens Nordlunde · 21st May 2007, 10:09 AM

Sorry, but I can't help you with the hilt, can't you use the old one for a model?

Rick · 21st May 2007, 04:09 PM

Hi Galvano, perhaps the cushion is made in the same manner as this one from a Sumatran peudueng .

Jens Nordlunde · 21st May 2007, 05:37 PM

Good idea Rick, I found one as well

. The protection along the hand guard is held in place by two textile buttons, but the rest is not fastened at all.

Rick · 21st May 2007, 07:28 PM

Thanks for that picture Jens .

galvano · 21st May 2007, 07:41 PM

Thanks all for your contribution, that is very good exemple.
I have red velvet and the grip is brown ???????
galvano

29th April 2007, 11:02 PM	#1
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	Cleaning of khanda. I made a very soft cleaning. Before cleaning. Attached Images

30th April 2007, 10:16 AM	#4
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	khanda Hi all the handle is covered with velvet. The scabbard also. I think that it is stuck. I will clean it a little more. Later I am going to give it an etch . Attached Images

30th April 2007, 10:37 AM	#5
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	velvet velvet on hilt Attached Images

17th May 2007, 06:56 PM	#6
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	etching test On part of my khanda. Attached Images

17th May 2007, 11:03 PM	#9
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	cleaning hi all I polished with very fine bodywork paper. I cleaned with acetone. And attacked with ferric chloride. Neutralized with crockery product. Oiled. galvano

30th April 2007, 12:58 AM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Hi Galvano, good job nice Khanda nice blade are you going to give it an etch? The wrapping on the handle....is it leather (suede side up) ? How is it fixed to the handle ? Sorry for the questions ...but I would like to restore my Khanda...the wrapping is missing Regards David

30th April 2007, 07:39 AM	#3
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	WOW !!! Congratulations, an EXCELLENT piece!!!! The wootz pattern is gorgeous!!!

17th May 2007, 07:11 PM	#7
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Nothing to say...... just

17th May 2007, 10:37 PM	#8
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Galvano, Dicely done, but what did you use for cleaning?

18th May 2007, 10:33 AM	#10
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Galvano, .....Fantastic Khanda .....I'm certainly jealous

18th May 2007, 05:06 PM	#11
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Galvano, You have done a very good job, and shown us some exceptionel good pictures - thank you. The watering is very nice, but what does the tip of the blade look like? Jens Last edited by Jens Nordlunde; 18th May 2007 at 05:18 PM.

19th May 2007, 05:40 PM	#12
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	the tip hi jens It is the khanda. The other photographs were in macrophotography. Attached Images

19th May 2007, 05:46 PM	#13
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Thanks Galvano, How many marks are there along the blade, and are they on both sides? Jens

19th May 2007, 07:02 PM	#14
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	marks There are 3 marks Like stopped holes. Who cross the blade. at the end there is silver galvano

19th May 2007, 07:06 PM	#15
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Are the marks on both sides? Jens

19th May 2007, 08:38 PM	#16
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	marks yes on both sides

19th May 2007, 10:37 PM	#17
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Galvano, I have seen blades with markings like that along the blade, but they were filled with brass. Funny that the last one should be silver , and the other ones not. Jens

19th May 2007, 11:25 PM	#18
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	utility I do not understand the utility of these marks galvano

20th May 2007, 01:57 PM	#19
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	I have only one Indian sword with holes like that, and on mine they are filled with brass like i wrote. The number of holes is three – and the sword is a khanda. Unfortunately I don’t know what this means, and so far I have not met anyone who knows. I have seen blades with only one hole filled with iron, this is said to be from testing the blade, but why test the blade and not the ingot? Unless of course the blade was already made for export, so the only test which could be made, was testing the blade – maybe this is true, I don’t know. Jens

20th May 2007, 06:32 PM	#20
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	photo do you Have a photograph of your khanda?

20th May 2007, 08:13 PM	#21
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	This one shows two of them. Attached Images

20th May 2007, 08:36 PM	#22
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	holes ho good swoord !!!!!!! ok for the holes. I would like to remake velvet in the basket hilt. Do you have a model? thanks galvano

21st May 2007, 10:09 AM	#23
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Sorry, but I can't help you with the hilt, can't you use the old one for a model?

21st May 2007, 04:09 PM	#24
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Hi Galvano, perhaps the cushion is made in the same manner as this one from a Sumatran peudueng . Attached Images

21st May 2007, 05:37 PM	#25
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Good idea Rick, I found one as well. The protection along the hand guard is held in place by two textile buttons, but the rest is not fastened at all. Attached Images

21st May 2007, 07:28 PM	#26
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Thanks for that picture Jens .

21st May 2007, 07:41 PM	#27
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	good Thanks all for your contribution, that is very good exemple. I have red velvet and the grip is brown ??????? galvano