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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 286862, member: 2844&quot;]Thanks Taupou, I&#039;ll give it a try.</p><p>You&#039;d be surprised at what I find inside keris hilts, or as repair to the sheath. </p><p>Glue to secure a hilt is a big no-no anyway. Traditionally you&#039;d wrap part of a sarong used for ceremonial purposes around the thorn and press the hilt onto it. Pieces of cloth with significant colours, and human hair would also be used. A good modern solution, if you don&#039;t know what is appropriate for a particular keris, is white cloth or ribbon, the colour of spiritual purity. But I have even found plastic from garbage bags. Needless to say, those are the first to be removed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks Mill Cove. Acetone might work, but a q-tip won&#039;t reach the glue. Any space between the hilt and the thorn is almost microscopic.</p><p>But if lighter fluid doesn&#039;t work, I&#039;ll find a way to get acetone on the inside of the hilt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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