Now I have a Tajong!!

BluErf · 2nd May 2010, 03:48 PM

Yes, this is a traditional way to repair missing noses in tajong hilts. Looks like this was done professionally a while back.

BluErf · 2nd May 2010, 03:52 PM

The hilt looks 'thirsty'. I think it would do well with some wood oil.

It's a good hilt.

Some of my tajong hilts have deep cracks through the hilt, one even has a partially repaired buah pinang (60% of the original gone). So it is quite common to see old tajong hilts with some form of damage.

Sajen · 2nd May 2010, 05:01 PM

Hello Kai Wee,

first of all thank you very much for all your knowledge help. So this repair is an old one. I will look that the reglue will be done more unvisible. The hilt look "thirsty" because I just cleaned it before I take the picture. It will be oiled after I have reglued the nose.

Do you able to estimate the age of the hilt? I have had a look to "Spirit of Wood" and think that the hilt is from the middle of the 19th c.

Regards,

Detlef

A. G. Maisey · 2nd May 2010, 11:08 PM

One of the tricks of the trade in the furniture restoration business is to moisten a small pad of cloth with gum turpentine and using car polish you polish off the filth on old french polished, shellaced or varnished surfaces.

You can get a quicker result if you use 0000 steel wool , and also if you use a clean and polish paste rather than just a polish paste, but you then run the risk of going through the finish. Its best to stay with a cloth rubber unless you are sure that you have a thick layer of old shellac or varnish.

The interior timber fittings in many of the historic homes in Australia have been brought back to an acceptable condition by the use of this technique.

Sajen · 3rd May 2010, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

One of the tricks of the trade in the furniture restoration business is to moisten a small pad of cloth with gum turpentine and using car polish you polish off the filth on old french polished, shellaced or varnished surfaces.

You can get a quicker result if you use 0000 steel wool , and also if you use a clean and polish paste rather than just a polish paste, but you then run the risk of going through the finish. Its best to stay with a cloth rubber unless you are sure that you have a thick layer of old shellac or varnish.

The interior timber fittings in many of the historic homes in Australia have been brought back to an acceptable condition by the use of this technique.

Thank you Alan,

I have followed your advice and the result is a great one. Tomorrow I will post some pictures from the sheat; it look beautiful now.

Regards,

Detlef

A. G. Maisey · 3rd May 2010, 03:05 AM

Glad it worked for you Detlef.

Sajen · 3rd May 2010, 11:43 AM

Here the pictures from the cleaned sheat.

2nd May 2010, 05:01 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	Hello Kai Wee, first of all thank you very much for all your knowledge help. So this repair is an old one. I will look that the reglue will be done more unvisible. The hilt look "thirsty" because I just cleaned it before I take the picture. It will be oiled after I have reglued the nose. Do you able to estimate the age of the hilt? I have had a look to "Spirit of Wood" and think that the hilt is from the middle of the 19th c. Regards, Detlef Last edited by Sajen; 2nd May 2010 at 07:44 PM.

3rd May 2010, 11:43 AM	#7
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	Here the pictures from the cleaned sheat. Attached Images

2nd May 2010, 03:48 PM	#1
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Yes, this is a traditional way to repair missing noses in tajong hilts. Looks like this was done professionally a while back.

2nd May 2010, 03:52 PM	#2
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	The hilt looks 'thirsty'. I think it would do well with some wood oil. It's a good hilt. Some of my tajong hilts have deep cracks through the hilt, one even has a partially repaired buah pinang (60% of the original gone). So it is quite common to see old tajong hilts with some form of damage.

2nd May 2010, 11:08 PM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	One of the tricks of the trade in the furniture restoration business is to moisten a small pad of cloth with gum turpentine and using car polish you polish off the filth on old french polished, shellaced or varnished surfaces. You can get a quicker result if you use 0000 steel wool , and also if you use a clean and polish paste rather than just a polish paste, but you then run the risk of going through the finish. Its best to stay with a cloth rubber unless you are sure that you have a thick layer of old shellac or varnish. The interior timber fittings in many of the historic homes in Australia have been brought back to an acceptable condition by the use of this technique.

3rd May 2010, 03:05 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Glad it worked for you Detlef.