Thread: SUPERB SALI
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Old 22nd November 2014, 03:40 AM   #4
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THE CARVING TECHNIQUES I SEE ARE CHIP CARVING AND INCISED LINE CARVING. VERY WELL DONE. LIKELY POLISHED WITH CORAL SAND OR LAVA SAND? TO FINISH IT. A VERY FINE SALI OF THE CLASSIC FORM WITH MORE CARVING THAN IS USUALLY SEEN WITH SUPER PATINA AND OLD WEAR DAMAGE. ITS UNUSUAL TO HAVE THAT MUCH LIME INLAY STILL PRESENT YOU WERE INDEED LUCKY TO RESCUE THIS CLUB FROM STORAGE IN A SHED FOR YOUR COLLECTION.
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