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16th October 2017, 08:21 PM
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Nice job Charles!
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16th October 2017, 09:18 PM
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Thanks so much guys! It hard work getting it cleaned up. I outsourced the bone inlays.
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16th October 2017, 10:09 PM
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So Charles what is the pommel made of, ebony wood or horn? I think it's ebony wood.
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16th October 2017, 11:04 PM
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Yes, most definitely wood. You may be able to see some of the lighter stripes of the wood in the pics, but it's hard to see, even tougher with the glare.
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16th October 2017, 11:10 PM
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I did see the different colour grain/stripe at the get go even from the seller's photos (particularly the photo of the side of the pommel with a single missing triangular inlay) which led me to say it was made from kamagong/Philippine ebony. Nice of you to confirm it.
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17th October 2017, 02:33 AM
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great restoration, Charles! glad to see this old warrior back to its former glory!!
just for clarification, are those bones, or ivory? |
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17th October 2017, 01:01 PM
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Hey Spunjer! The inlays that remained were bone, and the restorations were designed to match the old bone as well as possible. |
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17th October 2017, 05:59 AM
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That's beautiful!
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