Warangan or not - Kebo Lajer with repairs

Greybeard · 18th September 2009, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello Eric,

I have never seen a repair like this and I don't know the material but I think that the chance is high that you will see the repair more clear after warangan.

Detlef

Hi Erik

An interesting old keris! I like those not too perfect keris which had a story to tell if they could speak. I own a few of them, too ...

I agree with Detlef that warangan might "highlight" the repairs. If I were you I would clean the blade and then leave it in the "white".

Regards,

Heinz

Henk · 19th September 2009, 03:59 PM

Just use the warangan and look how the blade appears. If done properly you can see the pamor and next step is up to you. How do you like the appearance of this keris. Looking at the keris it has has a warangan treatment after the repair. If you dont like it you can do the following: clean the blade with lemmon juice. Just till the moment it is enough for you. leaving something of the warangan treatment to have some contrast of the blade or make it completely white as suggested. But the last option is not in the line of this keris.

Anyway, show us a picture after the warangan treatment for opinions. But as said, it's your keris.

19th September 2009, 03:59 PM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Just use the warangan and look how the blade appears. If done properly you can see the pamor and next step is up to you. How do you like the appearance of this keris. Looking at the keris it has has a warangan treatment after the repair. If you dont like it you can do the following: clean the blade with lemmon juice. Just till the moment it is enough for you. leaving something of the warangan treatment to have some contrast of the blade or make it completely white as suggested. But the last option is not in the line of this keris. Anyway, show us a picture after the warangan treatment for opinions. But as said, it's your keris.