View Full Version : Moro Silver Kris Restoration
Battara
17th October 2012, 11:53 PM
Greetings folks!
By request, I am posting some pictures of one of the recent restoration projects I have done.
These first 2 pictures are of the original piece with the hilt wrapped in later twisted brass wire. I took that off and discovered that there were extra holes drilled into the wood to place the ends of different strands of twisted wire.
Battara
17th October 2012, 11:55 PM
Then I drew out the design on sheet silver and repoussed, cut, and stamped the top band.
Battara
17th October 2012, 11:58 PM
After that I then cut and hammer bent the other silver bands into shape.
Battara
18th October 2012, 12:05 AM
I then soldered the silver bands, placed them on the hilt, and wrapped the spaces in hemp (lacquering the hemp).
Battara
18th October 2012, 12:07 AM
Here are the final results:
A.alnakkas
18th October 2012, 12:11 AM
Wow! nice work Jose :-) Do you also work on items from other cultures?
Lotfy
Battara
18th October 2012, 12:34 AM
Thank you.
Yes I have worked on pieces from, other cultures. I have worked on a Scottish sgian dubh, US Civil War foot officer's sword, some Indonesian pieces, some dha in the past, a little work on a Kurdish jambiya, and did some work on a Chinese scabbard.
Fun stuff. :D
A.alnakkas
18th October 2012, 12:44 AM
Thank you.
Yes I have worked on pieces from, other cultures. I have worked on a Scottish sgian dubh, US Civil War foot officer's sword, some Indonesian pieces, some dha in the past, a little work on a Kurdish jambiya, and did some work on a Chinese scabbard.
Fun stuff. :D
Awesome! I remember the Kurdish khanjar! it was a topic I brought up from the dead awhile ago.
Do you base patterns and decoration of missing silver on other items from the same culture or its all based on taste?
Atlantia
18th October 2012, 12:56 AM
looks great Jose
What guage of silver sheet are you using?
Battara
18th October 2012, 02:32 AM
On the top band I used 28 gauge. For the other bands - I forgot (sorry).
I tried to match the gauge of the bottom original band as well as be thin enough to do a primitive form of repousse. Unfortunately I could not match the bottom band because it is thicker and cast silver.
In some way I tried to match the rope motif from the bottom band to all the bands, including the top band.
Ibrahiim al Balooshi
18th October 2012, 10:16 AM
On the top band I used 28 gauge. For the other bands - I forgot (sorry).
I tried to match the gauge of the bottom original band as well as be thin enough to do a primitive form of repousse. Unfortunately I could not match the bottom band because it is thicker and cast silver.
In some way I tried to match the rope motif from the bottom band to all the bands, including the top band.
Salaams Battara~ Nice project!!
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.
Atlantia
18th October 2012, 10:38 AM
On the top band I used 28 gauge. For the other bands - I forgot (sorry).
I tried to match the gauge of the bottom original band as well as be thin enough to do a primitive form of repousse. Unfortunately I could not match the bottom band because it is thicker and cast silver.
In some way I tried to match the rope motif from the bottom band to all the bands, including the top band.
You've done a fantastic job as always Jose.
It looks perfectly in keeping with the piece, well done.
Best
Gene
mross
18th October 2012, 04:53 PM
Jose you are a true artist.
Robert
18th October 2012, 05:05 PM
Beautiful work as always Jose. Looking forward to seeing your next project.
Robert
P.S.
Showing pictures of the work in progress is one of the best ways to show your work skills and it adds a whole new depth to the thread. I can never remember to do this when doing any repairs myself, I can't even remember to take before and after shots most of the time.
Sajen
18th October 2012, 07:04 PM
What shall I still add? Agree with the others, good work again! :) ;)
Battara
19th October 2012, 01:56 AM
Awesome! I remember the Kurdish khanjar! it was a topic I brought up from the dead awhile ago.
Do you base patterns and decoration of missing silver on other items from the same culture or its all based on taste?
Yes that Kurdish khanjar was something I thought I could attempt if the price was right.
Another good question: I do as much research as possible to base my work. For example, on Moro pieces I try to do the work based on the work and motifs of the particular tribe a kris comes from. On the Scottish sgian dubh I carved (wood and silver work) the knotwork based on Celtic knotwork one on others like it (see below).
Again thank you folks very much!
vBulletin® v3.8.11, Copyright ©2000-2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.