Cendana wangi is a beautiful wood to keep a keris in. The softness and level of oiliness is very kind to a blade. However, the scent of sandalwood dies in a cold climate. I have a number of warangka, and a couple of small carvings made out of wangi, and once they get back to Australia, the scent just dies. I also have a small box that is lined with wangi, and the scent in that is still there, but it is very, very, very faint. Nothing like the scent in Indonesia.
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