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Old 3rd August 2008, 09:16 PM   #31
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Just stumbled back in here myself .
Thank you Jose, for the input on my barung .

I think this blade needs a bit more polishing; possibly another quick etch with a lime if possible . < your mileage may vary >



Quite an interesting pattern is showing up .
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Old 3rd August 2008, 11:55 PM   #32
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Quite an interesting pattern is showing up .
Yeah, congrats for a nice first try, Maurice!

Another round of polishing & etching usually helps to make the pattern more evenly visible.

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Old 4th August 2008, 03:56 AM   #33
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Nice - glad to see the pattern. You might also want to add a little lime juice to the mixture as well....
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Old 4th August 2008, 06:25 PM   #34
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Here is a Barung with similar inlay construction as yours. This one uses Karabao horn as pins to hold the triangular bone inlays. Not really sure if the pins were used to hold the inlays in or just used for aesthetic purposes.
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Old 5th August 2008, 03:00 AM   #35
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Very nice barong example. I think it is for decoration purposes since others have the inlays without the pins.
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