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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey
IP. we normally do not use any adhesive to fit a blade to a hilt, it is a pressure fit only, and has been for a very long time.
The exception is keris that might have been used as weapons, and occasionally we do come across an old blade that has been fixed to the hilt with jabung --- hard resin + wax + terracotta dust --- but very often this has been done because the pesi is residual and not sufficient to support a pressure fit.
I strongly recommend against any sort of permanent or semi permanent fixing of a hilt to a blade. Apart from anything else this will impact on value, some buyers will not buy a keris until they have seen the pesi.
The best material to use for a pressure fit is knitting wool.
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Sorry I should have been clearer the cutler resin is for non keris repairs.
Knitting wool for keris. I would not have thought about that. My bad writing has paid off again.
13th January 2021, 04:09 AM
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