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Old 2nd August 2007, 09:31 PM   #1
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....Than I have modeled the wood with sand paper. The last pictures show the buntun colored with mordant dark brown. Now the next step is to glue the buntun with natural resin and than to give two or three hands of shirluk.
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Old 3rd August 2007, 10:38 AM   #2
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Thanks Flavio.

Great job!!!
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Old 3rd August 2007, 03:09 PM   #3
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I am sooooo impressed! And thank you so much for the great step-by-step photos.
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Old 4th August 2007, 02:39 PM   #4
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Thank you guys Here is another step: the gluing of the buntun with conifer resin mixed with dark brown wax.
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Old 4th August 2007, 09:29 PM   #5
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Hi Flavio,
Great job!!! Thank you very much for detailed photos.
Do you consider staining the blade?
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Old 5th August 2007, 10:32 AM   #6
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Great Job,Flavio. You've done very well
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Old 5th August 2007, 11:24 AM   #7
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Thank you all!!! Here is the final result! I'm happy! It was amusing and I think that the keris is now quite happy
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