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Old 13th January 2005, 01:16 AM   #1
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If your "hilt and sheath are made of a very brittle material", it may not be wood but buffalo horn. Are they black in color? Do a search on the old forums about caring for horn and ivory.
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Old 13th January 2005, 09:02 AM   #2
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Hi Guys

Thank you all for you help. I will put some photos on, but I am away on a course at the moment, so will do at the weekend. Unfortunately I do not have any before photos.

I thought that the material was some kind of tropical hard wood at first, because it is dark brown with some kind ot grain pattern. But now it has broken, I can see it is yellow on the inside, and it is very hard. I will put some photos on at the weekend you can see.

Michael,

You workmanship looks fantastic.

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Old 14th January 2005, 07:04 PM   #3
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Hi everyone,

Thanks for all the advice. I have a couple of photos. Let me know if you want to see better ones. I think htese are good enough to see the damage to the hilt and to the sheath.

Rahman - after looking back through the old posts, I think maybe it is made from buffalo horn.

Also, please see pictures of my Keris. I believe it is about my age. I think the pamur is water melon skin, but please correct me if I am wrong. If anyone can give me anymore info that would be great.

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Old 14th January 2005, 07:59 PM   #4
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Hi Vinny. Judging from the creamy carmel colored "nougat" center to your Rencong's dress my guess is it is made of a plastic composite. This looks like the kind made for tourists with the Islamic inscriptions on the blade. This is a new piece. Crazy glue might work. Hope that's not too dissapointing.
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Old 15th January 2005, 04:50 AM   #5
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Vinny - Hate to tell you this, but there is a long piece missing from the handle. Rencong normally have a long extenstion from where yours has broken off. Take a look at pictures here and elsewhere. See if you can locate it.

I don't know if it's plastic, but it's best to ask around. I have a plastic ukiran with an ugly hole because someone tested it by putting a hot needle (or cigarette butt) into it. The heat treatment on a small area around the break might help you confirm it.
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Old 15th January 2005, 10:43 AM   #6
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I am not dissappointed, I suspected this may have been a 'tourist' piece, but was not sure; I turned up in a shop near where I live, and it was pretty cheap. Will try a heat test to see if it melts.

All said and done, I like the way it feels, and even if it is not the real thing, I would still like to get it fixed.

I know a piece is missing, I realise it should be an 'L' shape, but I have no idea what happened to that piece, it just diappeared! Hopefully, I can get someone local to make me a new hilt and sheath as my wood working skills are not very good.

Thanks guys!

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Old 15th January 2005, 08:40 PM   #7
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Don't give to much effort to this piece. The scabbard can be glued together with very fast drying glue. Maybe you can make the missing piece from the grip from a piece of wood and attach it to the remains of the grip.

This piece is certainly not a new grip and scabbard worth. It probably will cost you more than buying an authentic one.
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