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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 616610, member: 2844"]Thanks, Holly. There could be some problems with that though, when it comes to Madurese and Javanese keris.</p><p>- Many Madurese and Javanese keris blades have a dry, gritty look. Not shiny like damascene blades, or like many Balinese keris. I don't know if the same look is achieved with ferric chloride.</p><p>- It is not traditional, so a no-no for spiritual keris, which Madurese and Javanese are. I certainly couldn't use it. Someone who just collects keris could, maybe.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is what I mean by the dry, gritty look:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]180623[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Versus a shiny Balinese keris:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]180624[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 616610, member: 2844"]Thanks, Holly. There could be some problems with that though, when it comes to Madurese and Javanese keris. - Many Madurese and Javanese keris blades have a dry, gritty look. Not shiny like damascene blades, or like many Balinese keris. I don't know if the same look is achieved with ferric chloride. - It is not traditional, so a no-no for spiritual keris, which Madurese and Javanese are. I certainly couldn't use it. Someone who just collects keris could, maybe. This is what I mean by the dry, gritty look: [ATTACH=full]180623[/ATTACH] Versus a shiny Balinese keris: [ATTACH=full]180624[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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