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Old 29th November 2012, 04:21 PM   #1
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Default Minor Restoration to a Moro Kriss

I made some minor restorations to kriss I recently bought on Ebay. Some of you may have seen it there. I thought it would make a prime candidate for some minor restoration work and it turned out quite well.

The biggest problems were dirt, rust and a scabbard with very rough edges. The cleaning was easy, but the scabbard's bumped and bruised edges made me have to use and age more rattan than I wanted to.
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Old 29th November 2012, 05:52 PM   #2
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Hello Charles,

very well done. Can you tell us/me how you age the rattan and how you have done the binding?

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Old 29th November 2012, 11:24 PM   #3
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I would second those questions!!
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Old 29th November 2012, 11:31 PM   #4
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Nice work, dude!

I like this form of Sulu kalis with the great scabbard carving......

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Old 30th November 2012, 01:21 AM   #5
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Very nice work Charles. Like Jose I especially like the scabbard carving and the great job you have done in its repair. Keep up the good work.


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Old 30th November 2012, 12:07 PM   #6
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great job, charles! what a beaut, that kalis is...
did you completely remove the rust on the blade?
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Old 2nd December 2012, 02:14 AM   #7
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Thanks guys. Next time I replace and age some rattan I will do a thread on it. If I describe it without illustrating it some of you might faint!
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I must have messed this one. Absolutely beautiful. I'm a sucker for a curvy Sulu piece.
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Old 12th September 2013, 05:53 AM   #9
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Great job on the blade, which looked like it had some areas of deep pitting.Did you use an abrasive cloth? What grit if so?
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I always try to use 600 fine grit when possible. Sometimes with tougher jobs I'll use a more abrasive grit and then finish with the finest grit, typically 600.

Some of the 3M and Ace sanding sponges do a terrific job, and they are available in a variety of degrees of coarseness.
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