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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd January 2012, 12:56 AM
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Posted By Harley
Alan, Thanks for the compliment! Jean has...

Alan,

Thanks for the compliment!
Jean has placed two pictures of a walikat sheath(post 9), my preference was the first one, i shall post them together for better reference.
The first one in my...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd January 2012, 10:36 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,305
Posted By Harley
If the one in your picture is a Surakarta sandang...

If the one in your picture is a Surakarta sandang walikat sheath, i hope the one i made is the right choice for this blade?
I can never have enough examples :D, thank you Alan.

regards,
Ben
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 22nd January 2012, 09:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,305
Posted By Harley
This is the sheath a couple of days ago, when i...

This is the sheath a couple of days ago, when i saw the picture i found the edge on top and the curl to thick, so i am gonna change that.
I was not easy to do it in one piece, but it was worth the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th January 2012, 07:56 PM
Replies: 31
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Posted By Harley
Hi David, It was not my meaning to compare...

Hi David,

It was not my meaning to compare tattooing and keris, but more to try an give a example what i meant.
And there is the misunderstanding :( , when i now read what you have written, (well...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th January 2012, 04:30 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
Hi David, I know that you're not the only...

Hi David,

I know that you're not the only one with this opinion, and as i said, it's a real ugly design, and i also agree that it does not come in the near of a sesrengentan, but we think...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th January 2012, 12:15 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
Hi David, Thank you for your explanation, i...

Hi David,

Thank you for your explanation, i agree with almost everything you've said.
What i don't understand is that you don't find the old (Bali) sheath nicely made.
I can understand that was...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th January 2012, 12:36 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
Hi Detlef, I have tried to make the...

Hi Detlef,

I have tried to make the pictures, but i had to do it with my mobile cause the batteries of my camera are empty.
I've these are no good i try to make better ones tomorrow.

Thanks,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th January 2012, 11:31 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
thanks Willem, I was going to straighten the...

thanks Willem,

I was going to straighten the pesi for the Javanese sheath and hilt, but when i read all the response it's not a good idea :eek:
You know Willem not everyone is the same position,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th January 2012, 11:15 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
David, I fully agree that the history is...

David,

I fully agree that the history is important, but what about the Bali keris that I've shown, the sheath i think was made for that blade,
OK the pendok was a bad repair, but it had a sort...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th January 2012, 10:51 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
It looks like i am overruled here, i reckon i am...

It looks like i am overruled here, i reckon i am the only one with this strange way of thinking :D
But it definitely made me to give it a second taught!
Thanks Marco

regards,
Ben
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th January 2012, 09:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
Hi Henk, You guys are giving me a hard time...

Hi Henk,

You guys are giving me a hard time :D, just kidding, i appreciate the opinions
you've given.
I know that it's something thats not unusual, but why am i trying to give the lonely...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th January 2012, 07:42 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
Hi Detlef and Rick, I donīt think i will use...

Hi Detlef and Rick,

I donīt think i will use this sheath now that i know the blade is Javanese, itīs a good fit, but i donīt like it, iīll think i have to make one more sheath :D
I canīt give...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th January 2012, 10:55 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
Thanks Alan, I think it's a good idea to give it...

Thanks Alan, I think it's a good idea to give it a little heat, i would reckon that it makes the change of breaking less.


Thanks PenangsangII for your answer, is there anything that i could do...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th January 2012, 11:13 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
Thanks Danny, I think that is the safest way...

Thanks Danny,

I think that is the safest way to do it.

regards,
Ben
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th January 2012, 10:09 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
Hoi Danny, I must agree that i am not so...

Hoi Danny,

I must agree that i am not so sure anymore that it is from Celebes.
The blade fits perfect in the mouth, but it misses the style of a Bugis blade, so it could be it's a redressed...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th January 2012, 01:31 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,295
Posted By Harley
Celebes keris?

Hello guys,

This is what i thought was a Celebes keris, but going true the old topic's, i got my doubts, the blades that i have seen don't look like this one.
I also have read that these blades...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th January 2012, 11:03 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,305
Posted By Harley
Thank you again Jean, these are very nice...

Thank you again Jean, these are very nice examples to work from, i hope i can come a little in the near of these ones, but it will be very difficult to make in one piece, the only advantage is that...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 7th January 2012, 12:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,034
Posted By Harley
Then there's only one thing i can do, never come...

Then there's only one thing i can do, never come to the (H)and of OZ :D
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2012, 10:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,034
Posted By Harley
Of course Alan, i can understand that, it's...

Of course Alan, i can understand that, it's better when you see and feel it in real, but i am very glad that you give your opinion, otherwise i had no clue.
I have seen a couple of blades that looks...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2012, 10:25 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,305
Posted By Harley
Thank you Alan, for the explanation and I'll see...

Thank you Alan, for the explanation and I'll see what i can make of it.

What you said about a patrem is very interesting, i never heard that :eek:

regards,
Ben
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2012, 10:05 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 31,847
Posted By Harley
Thank you Jean, I keep the one that's on...

Thank you Jean,

I keep the one that's on there right now, I am gonna adjust it, but sometimes when i am bored i' m trying to make some hilts that I've seen, and now you told the height is even...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2012, 09:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,034
Posted By Harley
To my idea it's more ovoid, i had to look up...

To my idea it's more ovoid, i had to look up what's the meaning of that word :D
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2012, 09:42 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,305
Posted By Harley
OK, thanks then i leave it as it is. I have...

OK, thanks then i leave it as it is.

I have seen a wile ago a picture of a walikat sheath, but that one has a lose gandar,or is the word sandang meaning that it is from one piece?
I find the idea...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2012, 09:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,034
Posted By Harley
Wilah nr 5 for identification

This one looks a kind different, there are more lines in the length of the blade, and is quit thick and heavy.
The length of the blade without the pesi is 36 cm.

regards,
Ben
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th January 2012, 09:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 12,305
Posted By Harley
Thank you again Alan, can you give me advise for...

Thank you again Alan, can you give me advise for a sheath, or is this also the same as central Java.
And do you think that the blade would look better with a new stain?

regards,
Ben
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