A welcome visit from a Forum member!

[Bill M]

Had a wonderful visit from a Forumite this weekend and we spent a LOT of time talking kris. One of my favorite subjects.

Here we are discussing a SE Indian blade. Now I am 6'1" tall, so you can only guess how tall Kai must be! It was very exciting to finally meet a man who opinions I so much enjoy on this forum. His first trip to the USA!



Here we are studying another blade and about to be surprised by my pet (stuffed) Tsavo Lion!



Having escaped, we are looking through one of my storage places, old map/blueprint cabinets. I really like these cabinets. Very solid steel, and huge flat drawers for holding lots of sharp pointy objects!



Anne and Kai studying another blade. While really enjoying Kai's visit, I was continually impressed with his knowledge and so was my wife, Anne, who also has a deep interest in blades and the cultural aspects of these societies. I am truly a lucky man to have such a wife! And good friends such as Kai Witte.


Kai has convinced me to begin staining my Moro collection.

I have decided to seriously begin getting involved in staining, beginning with some of my lower end pieces, reserving the better quality pieces for "advanced work!"

I have chosen a few examples and am beginning the Clean, polish, degrease and stain process. Going to begin with vinegar to clean and stain. Kai suggested I get vinegar from a drugstore that may have the least impurities and therefore the most repeatable results.