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Originally Posted by Battara
Looks like a nice3 1920s Magunindanao kris. I would clean the silver - silver was meant to shine.
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What features identify this kris as 1920s?
Tom22 your cleanup of this piece turned out very well. Did you ever etch it?
As per oils discussed I have been using heavy coats of almond oil to pre-treat very dry wood because of its low viscosity. Depending on condition I may repeat the almond oil a few times. Then 12-24 hrs. after the last coat of almond oil I add a coat of a viscous oil such raw linseed to begin to seal the wood. I let that dry for a few days to a couple weeks, then repeat the linseed oil.