Need Help with my first Keris

Rick · 5th April 2006, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by William.m

Hiya, okay well it looks like my option is to find somebody in the UK who can do the whole arsnic thing. Do you know how anybody who I could contact?
As to the pinapple juice, I have some in a tin is this okay to use?
Thank you all very much for the help so far.

Regards,

Will

Unsweetened pineapple juice ?
Okay .

Probably okay even if sweetened as sugar shouldn't affect the acid content ( but I may be talking out my a%se on this point ) I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong .

You could send it to the US for traditional staining ; I'll ask a friend if he's up for the job . There may also be someone in Holland who can do this (any of our Dutch members , time to speak up) !

Rick

BluErf · 8th April 2006, 01:03 AM

I'm going to wash a keris blade this evening, and I'm going to use grapefruit juice, straight from the tetrapak.

As long as there is citric acid in the juice, it should work. Vinegar is fine, if you don't mind the smell.

But based on my experience, vinegar gives a darker grey look while citric acid gives a whiter look. Not sure why.

Rick · 8th April 2006, 03:17 AM

There's really no substitute for the traditional warangan stain .

8th April 2006, 01:03 AM	#2
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	I'm going to wash a keris blade this evening, and I'm going to use grapefruit juice, straight from the tetrapak. As long as there is citric acid in the juice, it should work. Vinegar is fine, if you don't mind the smell. But based on my experience, vinegar gives a darker grey look while citric acid gives a whiter look. Not sure why.

8th April 2006, 03:17 AM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	There's really no substitute for the traditional warangan stain .