Arsenic or realgar for Keris etching?

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Originally Posted by Marcokeris

.....here some more (clearer) pics of the blade recently done. Notice the square peksi, as writen of in other thread. For the ones remembering, that i did promise to post pics... after long search (at my moms house). found it but did not want to show without good clean and wash. Beter late than never.

Yes it's too dark!!. I 'ld try to wash it with a little lemon juice in the water... or a lot of cream soap over my fingers (...if the cream becames yellow...great day!! )

Opinion or fact? And can you underbuild you statment how it should look like... pics please.. from a equal blade with same pamor material! Not technique. Would like to see what you like/mean.