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Old 28th July 2007, 03:55 PM   #1
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Thank you Alam I haven't yet carved the end piece of sheath, but I was thinking to some kind of hard wood
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Old 29th July 2007, 05:12 PM   #2
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Some shots of the blade
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Old 29th July 2007, 05:23 PM   #3
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Bravo Flavio! You must be very pleased with yourself. Nicely done!
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Old 29th July 2007, 09:36 PM   #4
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Thank you for the kind words, David
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Old 1st August 2007, 09:58 PM   #5
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Hi all, what do you think? It's too much big? I have to reduce the dimensions? Thank you
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Old 2nd August 2007, 12:27 AM   #6
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Hi Flavio,

It should be smaller, currently looks like a bugis styled end-piece.

From MAG archives:
http://www.geocities.com/keris4u/ker...alsarasbig.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/keris4u/ker...gisluk7big.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/keris4u/ker...rasluk9big.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/keris4u/ker...layluk7big.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/keris4u/ker...9caritabig.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/keris4u/ker...ritalurbig.jpg

From these references, you should get an idea of an ideal size.
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Old 2nd August 2007, 01:31 AM   #7
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That pleasant 'little but detailed' grenengs are very neat. Good restoration work!!
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