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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2025, 11:49 PM
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Views: 31,500
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thank you for your compliment Gustav, however, my...

Thank you for your compliment Gustav, however, my comment should not be understood as an answer. Answers follow questions, & no question has been asked.

You have stated your opinion, I have stated...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2025, 12:53 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 31,500
Posted By A. G. Maisey
As you wish Gustav.

As you wish Gustav.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th March 2025, 12:26 AM
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Views: 31,500
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Gustav, with respect, I tend to disagree with you...

Gustav, with respect, I tend to disagree with you when you place dating of this Balinese dress into the period after WWI & before Japanese occupation of Bali.

I have seen, handled and owned...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 24th March 2025, 03:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 193,047
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Just a note on the names of these items. The...

Just a note on the names of these items.

The kettle at the beginning of this thread is in Javanese, a "ceret".

The word "ghendi" should be "gendhi", "gendhi" is a regional variation of "kendhi"...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd March 2025, 09:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 12,327
Posted By A. G. Maisey
In my opinion Gustav is very probably right. ...

In my opinion Gustav is very probably right.

This hilt looks like the core of a silver or brass or mamas hilt & the material is as Gustav has noted, this material is called "jabung".

I would...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th March 2025, 04:03 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 125,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Maybe I got the behaviour I was comfortable with...

Maybe I got the behaviour I was comfortable with because there were no observers, just the housekeeper & myself. If anybody had been watching, things might have been different.

In a way, it can be...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th March 2025, 12:01 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,879
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I agree Gustav, the same. You have done a...

I agree Gustav, the same.

You have done a much better job than I did of producing reasonably readable images.

I would very much prefer to leave Karsten Jensen's opinions out of any discussion...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th March 2025, 09:06 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,879
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Thanks Detlef, I have already done that, plus an...

Thanks Detlef, I have already done that, plus an attempt to improve through Photoshop, but the original pic is only 72X72dpi, it is simply not big enough nor good enough to let me see what I would...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th March 2025, 12:31 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,879
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Agreed, similar, but from what i am able to see...

Agreed, similar, but from what i am able to see in these tiny images, I simply cannot put Amuk's photo into the same box as the keris in your image, Gustav, nor the Jensen Banten images.

I read...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th March 2025, 09:02 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,879
Posted By A. G. Maisey
To a degree I do agree with you Gustav, there are...

To a degree I do agree with you Gustav, there are elements of similarity in the greneng posted & in Jensen's photos of keris attributed to Banten, in fact, Jensen was the reference I looked at after...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th March 2025, 04:47 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,879
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes Ian, that's better than I was able to get, &...

Yes Ian, that's better than I was able to get, & that line of separation was one of the things i was looking for. However, I really would need a full length photo to have any chance of making any...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th March 2025, 04:40 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 125,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Not just foreigners Ian. Javanese, Balinese,...

Not just foreigners Ian.

Javanese, Balinese, & SE Asian societies in general are very hierarchically structured societies, how one speaks & is spoken to is very largely dependent upon the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th March 2025, 03:28 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,879
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Could I request a clarification of what you mean...

Could I request a clarification of what you mean by "some extent"?

Reason being, that when I could not place this greneng from my own memory, I then spent quite a bit of time trying to find a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th March 2025, 02:07 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 77,879
Posted By A. G. Maisey
This greneng does not fit within the major...

This greneng does not fit within the major recognised Javanese greneng forms of any period.

It is very probably the work of a maker who was not influenced by a major keris classification.

It...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th March 2025, 09:22 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 125,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I cannot give an answer to this question, at...

I cannot give an answer to this question, at least, not one that I can defend.

Firstly, with things Balinese I'm very much a learner, this is to say that I know more now than I did 20 years ago,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th March 2025, 02:22 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 125,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
There is one other little thing that deserves a...

There is one other little thing that deserves a mention Ian, it is well known within the communities that study these societies professionally, but seems to be mostly unknown amongst those of us who...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th March 2025, 11:47 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 125,222
Posted By A. G. Maisey
I would have liked to comment in this thread a...

I would have liked to comment in this thread a while back, but I've been a bit busy & have not had time.

With the naming of all things in Malay societies it is probably never a good idea to fix...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 13th February 2025, 08:25 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 116,736
Posted By A. G. Maisey
The radius is to create a scraper cutting edge. ...

The radius is to create a scraper cutting edge.

It is such as is found on a mechanic's bearing scraper.

At the moment I'm not at home, & will not be until March, then I can post a photo or two.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th February 2025, 05:35 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 116,736
Posted By A. G. Maisey
By a radius, I mean a curve, a part of a circle. ...

By a radius, I mean a curve, a part of a circle.

So, using a grinder you grind a curve into the small end, not the tang end, of a three sided file, a 6"-8" file is about the right size.

The...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd February 2025, 09:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 116,736
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Sid, to remove those hard encrustations we use a...

Sid, to remove those hard encrustations we use a scraper & a hard pointed tool, I use a saddler's awl for the pointy thing, and for the scraper I use an old worn out three sided file that I have...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd February 2025, 07:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 116,736
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Sid, the reason that I have not commented is that...

Sid, the reason that I have not commented is that if I cannot say something positive I try not to say anything at all.

Going ahead with a stain job in the absence of the essential blade clean...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st February 2025, 05:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 56,839
Posted By A. G. Maisey
David is absolutely correct in respect of his...

David is absolutely correct in respect of his remarks about Pande Ketut Mudra.

He is descended from a long line of pandes who served the Puri Klungkung.

He is probably the last pande keris...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th January 2025, 03:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 55,609
Posted By A. G. Maisey
To the best of my knowledge there is nothing...

To the best of my knowledge there is nothing written nor published that sets forth precise measurements , & realistically, there could not be.

I was taught certain angles & measurements, but they...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th January 2025, 06:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 55,609
Posted By A. G. Maisey
All of the keris makers of the modern era whom I...

All of the keris makers of the modern era whom I know or know of use modern tools & electric tools for the bench work involved in making a keris.

They are creating art and the current perception...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th January 2025, 06:25 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 55,609
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Actually Jeff, carving steel & iron is no more...

Actually Jeff, carving steel & iron is no more difficult than carving wood, in fact, in some respects it is easier because you have no grain to accommodate. Of course, if we are working with steel we...
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