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Old 7th June 2011, 05:04 PM   #1
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Unhappy Restoration project

Good day to everybody.
I recently purchased this keris (I suppose Bugis, though hilt and scabbard are not original. Hereafter the story.
Please apologize the bad pics: I'll never become a famous photographer, I'm afraid...
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Old 7th June 2011, 05:25 PM   #2
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I made a disaster, I am afraid
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Old 8th June 2011, 12:58 AM   #3
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Sorry, I had problems with pics size
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Old 8th June 2011, 01:00 AM   #4
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Here the work is midway. The dirty finger is mine
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Old 8th June 2011, 01:01 AM   #5
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The finished result
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Old 8th June 2011, 01:10 AM   #6
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Hey Gio, nice results. What did you use to stain? Can we see the sheath?
It looks like a nice little Bugis. The pendokok looks a bit too large.
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Old 8th June 2011, 02:59 AM   #7
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Hey Gio, nice results. What did you use to stain? Can we see the sheath?
It looks like a nice little Bugis. The pendokok looks a bit too large.
very nice indeed. seem like there is only the upper part of the warangka.
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Old 8th June 2011, 04:28 AM   #8
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I agree - nice results on the blade. Where is the rest of the piece?
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Old 8th June 2011, 04:40 AM   #9
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Good work!!
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Old 8th June 2011, 05:27 AM   #10
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Very nice
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Old 8th June 2011, 08:22 AM   #11
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Please apologize the bad pics: I'll never become a famous photographer, I'm afraid...
The pictures improved. And add the quality of blade etching, you have everything to become a famous forum member

Nice work ! is there a scabbard ?

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Old 8th June 2011, 09:54 AM   #12
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Many thanks for your compliments.
For etching I use warangan, but sometimes I find it difficult to achieve good results.
As to the pendokok, it is true it seems too large, but this is because the peksi is too long for the hilt. I shall try to drill it a bit more.
Shall post pics of the wrangka, which is not that of the blade (I had to adapt it for a better fit ).
David, the keris is not so little, the wilah is 33,5 cm ( a bit more more than 13 inches). I think it is the medium size for a keris.
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Old 8th June 2011, 11:34 AM   #13
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Here are the pics of the sheath.
In fact the pedonkok is too large for the hilt. I have drilled a bit the hilt, but am afraid to go through. This notwithstanding I like this pendokok, it seems old.
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Old 8th June 2011, 03:07 PM   #14
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The pendoko looks alright with this keris. All Sulawesi. V nice keris!
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