Shellac for warangka

[David]

Originally Posted by Anthony G.

I feel too shiny

Detlef, i am afraid i agree with both Rick and Anthony on this, at least in regards to the Javanese wrongko that you had refinished. Could just be the light you photographed them in, but these seem a bit to glossy.
I have rarely had occasion to do this type of finishing on keris wrongko. The one time i did do this type of work was when i was fitting a new, unfinished wrongko to an old keris blade. I was not particularly happy with the stain i used on the wood (which i believe may have been sandalwood), but i am happy with the finish. The stain i chose may have had a bit too much red in the colour for my tastes. For the final finish though i used Birchwood Casey Tru Oil, which is considered a gun stock finish. I applied multiple layers of the finish, bringing is down each time with 0000 steel wool each time, until i had built up about 5 or 6 layers. This was many years ago. Not sure if i would do it differently today.