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Originally Posted by JoeCanada42
... and just today actually on another sword forum I read someone talk about the sword receiving the incense and oil treatment.
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Blades from Indonesia MAY be treated with incense ( as a part of a ritual, incense is thought the world , frankincense is after all a form of it, used to carry an offer to the heavens) and then treated with perfumed oils, the oil of course served the purpose to keep the blade from rusting AND the addition of a fragrance is another form of offering to the powers beyond human.
More worldly form is to treat the blades with things like Balistol or Singer sewing machine oil (with or without a scent).