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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th May 2022, 08:30 AM
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Posted By jagabuwana
There's trace amounts of arsenic in all kinds of...

There's trace amounts of arsenic in all kinds of foods, though rice has a higher amount (within the confines of safe).

Maybe the combination of sulfur and some arsenic is what does it, with...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th March 2020, 06:26 AM
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Views: 40,470
Posted By jagabuwana
Mickey, when they finally make Keris Warung Kopi:...

Mickey, when they finally make Keris Warung Kopi: The Movie, surely you will narrate.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd March 2020, 01:08 AM
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Views: 40,470
Posted By jagabuwana
That looks like a nice result. In the absence of...

That looks like a nice result. In the absence of warangan I'd be happy with it.

Just to clarify Alan, did it have any of the warangan stain on it prior to doing the rice water + sulphur + salt...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st March 2020, 07:35 AM
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Posted By jagabuwana
For me, it didn't go nearly as dark just using...

For me, it didn't go nearly as dark just using vinegar. Though if I could retain the slight contrasts that vinegar gives the blade, I would. I quite like it.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th March 2020, 11:03 PM
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Posted By jagabuwana
Here you go. It's since been cleaned down...

Here you go.

It's since been cleaned down to a bare white blade because I wasn't happy with it. But it was a promising result.

When I try it again I'll leave it for longer.

Recipe:
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th March 2020, 01:03 AM
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Posted By jagabuwana
Yes I have attempted a stain using salt, rice...

Yes I have attempted a stain using salt, rice water (i.e. the water that becomes cloudy after you rinse and soak rice in it) and sulphur, based off some info in previous posts on this forum.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th March 2020, 06:47 AM
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Views: 40,470
Posted By jagabuwana
I hear that, Alan. I did not intend for my note...

I hear that, Alan. I did not intend for my note to be a discouragement to try others, only to share my experience with citric acid.

Not sure if I'm glad I made the mistake, but I'm glad I learned...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th March 2020, 01:01 AM
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Views: 40,470
Posted By jagabuwana
A word to the wise: A great regret of mine...

A word to the wise:

A great regret of mine is opting to use citric acid as opposed to regular white cooking vinegar, on one of my old blades.

It was the first time for me cleaning any blade. ...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th March 2020, 05:43 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 40,470
Posted By jagabuwana
If a blade does not have an obvious pamor (e.g....

If a blade does not have an obvious pamor (e.g. using ferric and non-ferric materials such that obvious contrasts in the damascene pattern can be seen), how often is it the case that it can be called...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th March 2020, 12:50 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 40,470
Posted By jagabuwana
Alan or anyone else - might you be able to show...

Alan or anyone else - might you be able to show have a good example of a darkened pamor sanak blade, or a pamor sanak blade which has had cold blue applied to it such that it produces an "ok result"?
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