Moro kris , to clean or not to clean ?

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Originally Posted by Battara

Looks like a nice3 1920s Magunindanao kris. I would clean the silver - silver was meant to shine.

What features identify this kris as 1920s?


Tom22 your cleanup of this piece turned out very well. Did you ever etch it?

As per oils discussed I have been using heavy coats of almond oil to pre-treat very dry wood because of its low viscosity. Depending on condition I may repeat the almond oil a few times. Then 12-24 hrs. after the last coat of almond oil I add a coat of a viscous oil such raw linseed to begin to seal the wood. I let that dry for a few days to a couple weeks, then repeat the linseed oil.