One of the things i enjoy the most in collecting keris is trying to bring blade,s back in a reasonable condition .
Yesterday i did take some picture,s during staining some blade,s and thought it might be fun to show them here on the forum .
Of course comment and tips are very welcome , because i.m still learning and trying what will give the best results .
The method i used was the ''soaking '' method in realgar with lime .
i also use sometimes the brush method but the soaking is more easy to do more
blades in one time .
Photo 1 : my luxury washing tube
The blade are drying after cleaning
with detergent and lime .
Photo 2 : Drying and heating up after the first soak .
Photo 3/4 The pattern is coming up .
Photo 5 : Finished the soak and drying in the sun before oiling .
Result in the next post .