[Pendita65]

Hi Mr, Maisey,

thank you so much for your very detailed idea on how to restore this Keris, I understand the thought of improving the wilah so that the imperfections of time and neglect are less striking. I believe all of this, but as a trained furniture restorer i was trained to keep as much of the original as possible, and one rule was don't do irreversible interventions. So yes that is a tough one for me, But from the view of you and also from the tradition of Keris culture it is more nurishing the Keris, show it the respect and care that a true pusaka would get in Indonesia.
I will first see if i can bend the pendok a bit more so the fit would become better. I also have some other pendoks in my attic that i once bought at an auction and maybe one of them fits even better. I will make a picture of the scabbard from the back as there is a small piece missing but i don't know if it was allready there after the making of the scabbard or that it was created after.

But all in all i love to read your thoughts about this one, and they sure give me more insight into proper restoration or at least different possibillities of restoring Keris.

Thank you so much and regards,

Martin