Restored Lopah Petawaran

Battara · 19th December 2018, 07:00 AM

(Computer problems - pieces of junk!

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Here are the pictures of my restoration attempts:

Battara · 19th December 2018, 06:59 PM

I forgot to mention that according to Detlef and Zonneveld this is from the Karo on Sumatra, Indonesia.

Any other comments are welcomed and appreciated.

CharlesS · 19th December 2018, 08:24 PM

Battara, the hilt on the LP is no easy thing to replicate and it looks like you did a nice job using historical examples. I especially like spherical finial... you seem to excel in finely crafted details like that. Awesome sauce!

asomotif · 19th December 2018, 10:35 PM

What did the top of the hilt look like ?

Battara · 19th December 2018, 11:24 PM

Thank you Charles! I love to do research.

Asomotif, the top was missing and all I had was the bottom half of the hilt (see first pictures at top).

asomotif · 20th December 2018, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

Thank you Charles! I love to do research.

Asomotif, the top was missing and all I had was the bottom half of the hilt (see first pictures at top).

I mean. was the top of the hilt open showing a wooden/horrn or resin core ?
Or was it finished with a metal plate ?

19th December 2018, 07:00 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,310	(Computer problems - pieces of junk! ) Here are the pictures of my restoration attempts: Attached Images

19th December 2018, 06:59 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,310	I forgot to mention that according to Detlef and Zonneveld this is from the Karo on Sumatra, Indonesia. Any other comments are welcomed and appreciated.

19th December 2018, 08:24 PM	#3
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Battara, the hilt on the LP is no easy thing to replicate and it looks like you did a nice job using historical examples. I especially like spherical finial... you seem to excel in finely crafted details like that. Awesome sauce!

19th December 2018, 10:35 PM	#4
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,235	What did the top of the hilt look like ?

19th December 2018, 11:24 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,310	Thank you Charles! I love to do research. Asomotif, the top was missing and all I had was the bottom half of the hilt (see first pictures at top).