Just stumbled back in here myself . :D
Thank you Jose, for the input on my barung . :)

I think this blade needs a bit more polishing; possibly another quick etch with a lime if possible . < your mileage may vary ;) >



Quite an interesting pattern is showing up . :)

Yeah, congrats for a nice first try, Maurice! :)

Another round of polishing & etching usually helps to make the pattern more evenly visible.

Regards,
Kai

Nice - glad to see the pattern. You might also want to add a little lime juice to the mixture as well....

Here is a Barung with similar inlay construction as yours. This one uses Karabao horn as pins to hold the triangular bone inlays. Not really sure if the pins were used to hold the inlays in or just used for aesthetic purposes.

Very nice barong example. I think it is for decoration purposes since others have the inlays without the pins.