Barong from ebay

[Spunjer]

beautiful pattern, sajen! what did you use to etch?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Spunjer

beautiful pattern, sajen! what did you use to etch?

Hi Spunjer,

I have used vinegar. Heated the blade and the vinegar as well.

Regards,

Detlef

[Sajen]

All work is done now! I have used the mixture Indiana suggested. What do you think?

Regards,

Detlef

[Indianajones]

Hi Detlef,
well nice result for so far, not? I would perhaps carefully cut off the black resin going over the 'edges' and as it looks a bit dry -in comparisson to how the resin should look- put a bit brown wax on it (just on the black resin) (and some dust?).

B.tw. if the blade was forged with 'layers' it would still clearly have been visible when you bought it. The blade would have a yellowish hue (sometimes rainbowhues) and show thin black outlined 'clouds'.
The silverish metal is probably a well used mixture of silver and nickel, obtained from melting down coins.

Your "tribal town-neighbour" (you know who I mean!?) has a nice barong with layers I believe at the moment.

Best greets, Walter

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Indianajones

Hi Detlef,
well nice result for so far, not? I would perhaps carefully cut off the black resin going over the 'edges' and as it looks a bit dry -in comparisson to how the resin should look- put a bit brown wax on it (just on the black resin) (and some dust?).
Best greets, Walter

Hi Wouter,

yes, I am as well pleased by the result! Thank you for the tip. I have to repeat it two times, the first time it was very shrunken when it was really dry. The photo was taken today and I have done it the second time yesterday evening so I suppose that it still will shrunk. A little bit afterwork will be done when it is dry complete.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Indianajones

B.tw. if the blade was forged with 'layers' it would still clearly have been visible when you bought it. The blade would have a yellowish hue (sometimes rainbowhues) and show thin black outlined 'clouds'.
The silverish metal is probably a well used mixture of silver and nickel, obtained from melting down coins.

Believe me or not, it wasn't visible, look the pictures in # 10.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Indianajones

Your "tribal town-neighbour" (you know who I mean!?) has a nice barong with layers I believe at the moment.

Best greets, Walter

Hi Wouter,

yes of course I know who you mean. He have not only one, so far I know he have two or three, two I have hold in my hands, very nice examples and much better as mine!

Greets,

Detlef

[Indianajones]

Hi, thought to share some pics of a layered-forged Barong blade -or how d heck does one call it?!?- as it is totally untouched for decades (no use of vinegar at all). Still sharp as . . . . . well one can easily shave with it .

Although it looks the small handle protusion below has been broken, they are actually thread-remains as the top of the handle once also had some sort of woven covering (like the black bands).
Greets

[Spunjer]

excellent job, detlef!!!

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Indianajones

Hi, thought to share some pics of a layered-forged Barong blade -or how d heck does one call it?!?- as it is totally untouched for decades (no use of vinegar at all). Still sharp as . . . . . well one can easily shave with it .

Although it looks the small handle protusion below has been broken, they are actually thread-remains as the top of the handle once also had some sort of woven covering (like the black bands).
Greets

Hi Wouter,

think that it received an etch at one point in it's history. Beautiful blade!

Greets,

Detlef