Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th January 2011, 04:02 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2011, 03:46 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2011, 10:00 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th January 2011, 06:07 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd April 2008, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 9
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Thank you all for your help. I do have little...
Thank you all for your help. I do have little invested in it and would like to give the cleaning and restaining process a try--just for the fun and education of it.
I know there are recipes on this...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st April 2008, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 9
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I appreciate the comments. I thought there was...
I appreciate the comments. I thought there was something terribly wrong when I saw the streaks running counter to the grain of the steel, but wasn't sure if this was a bad attempt at faking the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
20th April 2008, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 9
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New Keris--Balinese?
I ran across this keris at our local flea market. It reminds me quite a bit of a Balinese keris I had posted on this forum last year:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3954
This one...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th February 2007, 12:33 AM
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Replies: 31
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I haven't cleaned a lot of blades, but as an...
I haven't cleaned a lot of blades, but as an antique tool collector, I've had to deal with a lot of rust on iron planes, steel chisels, etc.
In the past, when confronted with heavy rust on...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th February 2007, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 13
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I've done some restoration work on bone, ivory...
I've done some restoration work on bone, ivory and stag and have worked out a method that with a little care can result in a virtually invisible repair.
I start by mixing a small amount of clear...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
19th January 2007, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2007, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 6
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A very simple and commonly used process with...
A very simple and commonly used process with rusty old tools, etc. is to soak it in a solution of 1/2 white vinegar and 1/2 water. After a few days in this solution, the rust slides right of with a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th January 2007, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 10
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I have a couple of burnishers with oval cross...
I have a couple of burnishers with oval cross section. They don't have pointed ends, but that would be easy to add--for whatever reason. The handle on your's looks bench made to me. The kind of style...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th January 2007, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 21
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Thank you all for taking the time to post your...
Thank you all for taking the time to post your opinions on this piece. I feel I have a much clearer idea now of what I have.
My Grandfather wasn't a knowlegeable collector, and brought back from...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th January 2007, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 21
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Grandpa's Keris
Hi, I'm new to the forum. Am a long time knife collector, but a novice with ethnographic blades.
My grandfather lived and traveled in Indonesia back in the 50's and brought this back as a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2007, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th January 2007, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 34
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You mean there are no experts on early brass...
You mean there are no experts on early brass handled Papal-assassin figural daggers in this forum with other examples of winged lions to support your identification? How disappointing.
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