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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th January 2024, 08:58 PM
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Posted By David
Well, i'm not sure if that is Thai or not written...

Well, i'm not sure if that is Thai or not written on those diagrams, but to my eye i would say that even if i knew the language, that particular image would not make it easy to translate what is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th January 2024, 04:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 44,648
Posted By David
The replacement pendok looks good Martin, though...

The replacement pendok looks good Martin, though i do believe with just a little bit of effort you could restore the original one to a fairly decent condition. :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th January 2024, 04:19 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 41,025
Posted By David
I'm not sure which document you are referring to,...

I'm not sure which document you are referring to, the one shown in post #16 or what Pusaka linked to in post #23.
And i guess these aren't so much documents as diagrams. The link in #23 says the...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th January 2024, 11:13 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 84,408
Posted By David
I agree, which might well indicate this was...

I agree, which might well indicate this was indeed intended for flensing. The bottom one looks more like a leather working tool, despite what the online description may have been.
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 12th January 2024, 11:09 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 84,408
Posted By David
Hi Jim. You might want to consider using the word...

Hi Jim. You might want to consider using the word Inuit (Inuk for a singular person) as these days the term "Eskimo" is considered at best archaic and at worst derogatory.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th January 2024, 09:48 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 41,725
Posted By David
Alan, is this relatively new information that you...

Alan, is this relatively new information that you have received from "those more knowledgeable" than you?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th January 2024, 09:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 18,999
Posted By David
No Yuri, you definitely should not polish this...

No Yuri, you definitely should not polish this blade. That would never be done with this type of blade.
Regarding your "expert", i did not suggest that you "fire" them. I simply suggested you...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th January 2024, 10:02 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 44,648
Posted By David
Martin, i'm not seeing the photos on my end.

Martin, i'm not seeing the photos on my end.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th January 2024, 03:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 18,999
Posted By David
I believe that anyone who suggested to you that...

I believe that anyone who suggested to you that this was from Palembang should be immediately taken off your "expert" list. ;)
I do understand Kai's suspicion about the blade being shortened. It's...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th January 2024, 03:34 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 41,725
Posted By David
No need to apologize for a long explanation. You...

No need to apologize for a long explanation. You have explained the meaning of pamor wengkon to me before and this explanation of the meaning of the word "wengkon" make a lot of sense to me. So i am...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th January 2024, 07:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 18,999
Posted By David
Nice keris. I believe you are correct to place...

Nice keris. I believe you are correct to place this in Sumatra, but exactly where i will leave for others. I would call this an "old" keris in that it seems to be pre-WWII, but i don't think it is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th January 2024, 10:43 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 41,725
Posted By David
Thanks Alan, i am sure quite a lot of names have...

Thanks Alan, i am sure quite a lot of names have been made up in the keris world just in the past few years. I had heard the term "wengkon isen" elsewhere before this thread and it does seem to be a...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th January 2024, 04:42 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 41,725
Posted By David
This is, of course, a completely different...

This is, of course, a completely different dhapur, but i am adding it here for another example of a modern era keris with pamor wengkon. If i am not mistaken i believe this would qualify as wengkon...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th January 2024, 02:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 21,218
Posted By David
Jim, i'm moving this to the correct forum. ;)

Jim, i'm moving this to the correct forum. ;)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd January 2024, 04:56 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 163,586
Posted By David
Yes, it is not surprising that the images...

Yes, it is not surprising that the images depicted on your sarung are indeed scenes of Ramayana.While i did recommend not looking too deeply to find meaning in it i don't believe anyone here...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th December 2023, 05:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 44,648
Posted By David
Hi Martin. For me it is really difficult to give...

Hi Martin. For me it is really difficult to give a good assessment of this keris based on the photographs you have provided. First off o would like to see the blade photographed flat, not approaching...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 21st December 2023, 03:44 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 82,267
Posted By David
I agree with Detlef. Your clean-up looks pretty...

I agree with Detlef. Your clean-up looks pretty good. And that uwer is a nice one now that you cleaned it up. It does appear to be silver. The stones might actually be low-grade rubies, but even if...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th December 2023, 04:50 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 112,066
Posted By David
LOL! Yes Kai, i was making a joke. Sorry it went...

LOL! Yes Kai, i was making a joke. Sorry it went past you. ;)
Just my way of wondering how something can be the "norm" while at the same time existing only in a "fraction" of examples.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th December 2023, 07:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 112,066
Posted By David
hmmm...maybe i should have the metal tested on...

hmmm...maybe i should have the metal tested on the pendok on my high end Palembang keris. I have always assumed it was brass. :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th December 2023, 04:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 27,167
Posted By David
Just to be clear about this Marius, we get to...

Just to be clear about this Marius, we get to moderated posts as soon as we can which i most certainly on a daily basis. Moderating the Keris Forum is neither our main occupation, nor one we are...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th December 2023, 04:52 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 112,066
Posted By David
Frankly i was more wonder why you felt this keris...

Frankly i was more wonder why you felt this keris was likely to have had a suasa pendok than whether it held a motif or not. I haven't seen too many suasa pendok of Palembang keris at all, though...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th December 2023, 04:33 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 82,267
Posted By David
As has been already pointed out, this is a fairly...

As has been already pointed out, this is a fairly decent Balinese keris blade, but it is housed in dress that is aimed directly at Western tourism. You can count yourself fortunate that such a decent...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th December 2023, 04:21 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 82,267
Posted By David
Marius, there are just 2 moderators for the Keris...

Marius, there are just 2 moderators for the Keris Forum, Rick and myself.
As Rick has pointed out, we both live in eastern North American, so our time zones are 5 to 6 hours apart. Besides that we...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 14th December 2023, 09:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 69,321
Posted By David
I tend to agree. The blade may be ivory, but the...

I tend to agree. The blade may be ivory, but the hilt looks like bone to me. Beautifully carved bone at that. ;)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th December 2023, 08:54 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 112,066
Posted By David
Well actually Alan, you said that you "strongly...

Well actually Alan, you said that you "strongly suspect" that this had a suasa pendok.That you suspected not only that it had one, but that it was suasa and indeed without any motifs sounds pretty...
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