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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th January 2023, 08:29 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 58,047
Posted By rasdan
I have a bit digressing question about personal...

I have a bit digressing question about personal keris for our fellow forum member Alan.

On keeping a personal keris private, does this include the secrecy of the dhapur/pamor type of the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th January 2023, 01:42 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 37,672
Posted By rasdan
Yes Alan, and then there are kerisses that is...

Yes Alan, and then there are kerisses that is obviously not very high quality but is still appealing to me. Keris can be confusing at times.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th January 2023, 01:02 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 58,047
Posted By rasdan
Hi Sid, I know someone who does not share...

Hi Sid,

I know someone who does not share his collections openly mainly because he does not want to educate unwanted people by whatever small knowledge that might be generated from the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd January 2023, 11:11 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 37,672
Posted By rasdan
From what I see, I think 19th century keris from...

From what I see, I think 19th century keris from Jogja probably does not adhere to the tangguh specification/standard from Solo. It is known that Jogja follows the Mataram pattern, but in some sense...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th December 2022, 04:41 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 29,098
Posted By rasdan
Thank you Alan. I agree with you totally.

Thank you Alan. I agree with you totally.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th December 2022, 05:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 29,098
Posted By rasdan
Hi Kai, The reason I made the above...

Hi Kai,

The reason I made the above statement is because in current times sometimes people can be too obsessed with origin of things and too often does not even look at more important things such...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th December 2022, 02:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 29,098
Posted By rasdan
I agree with Alan and David. I just observe...

I agree with Alan and David. I just observe sometime probably between the 1700s to 1800s there is a practice where gold kerises uses very similar style of sheath regardless of the “nationality” of...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th December 2022, 11:44 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 29,098
Posted By rasdan
I think the practice of sourcing the parts for a...

I think the practice of sourcing the parts for a keris is completely normal even in the past. The reason that old keris usually have a locally sourced parts is probably due to cost restrictions. For...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd December 2022, 04:45 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 29,098
Posted By rasdan
What I know is that the components can be sourced...

What I know is that the components can be sourced throughout out Indonesia. Except the blade. Blade is very most likely Madura. Common sources IMHO:

Blade - Madura
Sheath - Can be anywhere, but...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 12th August 2022, 08:36 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 92,367
Posted By rasdan
Thank you, Alan. I can see the differences now....

Thank you, Alan. I can see the differences now. So, in short we can say that tuah is a Javanese concept and taksu is purely Balinese. Do you think that the tuah concept in keris Bali used in the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 10th August 2022, 06:27 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 92,367
Posted By rasdan
G’day Alan, I agree with you that taksu can...

G’day Alan,

I agree with you that taksu can mean “full artistic value”, something that have achieved highest degree of artistry, something that have sort of “wibawa” – authority feel and look,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th August 2022, 01:39 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 40,305
Posted By rasdan
Hello Apolaki and everyone, As far as I am...

Hello Apolaki and everyone,

As far as I am concerned, the two rightmost handles are known as deder lempuyangan from Jogja. Lempuyang is a type of ginger and the hilt supposedly resemble the flower...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 8th August 2022, 05:34 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 92,367
Posted By rasdan
From what I can see, I think the essence remains...

From what I can see, I think the essence remains the same. In Kejawen, the Javanese sees the keris as an object to remind them of God (since they are Muslim it is Allah). From Alan's explanation...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th August 2022, 11:59 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 92,367
Posted By rasdan
G’day Alan and also everybody here. The...

G’day Alan and also everybody here.

The unseen world is always an interesting topic in keris study. I just thought I’ll add some of my observations with respect to the mystical aspects of the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd January 2018, 04:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,579
Posted By rasdan
Most welcome Detlef.. :)

Most welcome Detlef.. :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd January 2018, 03:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 14,579
Posted By rasdan
Yes, I believe this is correct. And yep, Pandai...

Yes, I believe this is correct. And yep, Pandai Saras variant. I have nothing much to add not because this is not a nice keris or anything, but I have very little knowledge about it. The thing about...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd January 2018, 01:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,734
Posted By rasdan
I have weighed some of my Javanese kerises, but...

I have weighed some of my Javanese kerises, but only roughly as I didn't remove the hilts before weighing. The lightest keris I have is around 140 gm while the heaviest almost 400 gm. Yes the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 2nd January 2018, 01:30 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 46,487
Posted By rasdan
Athanese, Very nice keris you got there. I...

Athanese,

Very nice keris you got there. I like the second one a lot! :)
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 28th December 2017, 07:28 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,734
Posted By rasdan
Hi Shayde, Thanks for sharing your keris. I...

Hi Shayde,

Thanks for sharing your keris. I don't have much to say, but the wood looks like timoho to me; it's just that there is not much pattern (what people refer to as pelet I presume) on the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th December 2017, 12:09 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 144,649
Posted By rasdan
G'day Alan Yes I agree with you. If we spend...

G'day Alan

Yes I agree with you. If we spend some time thinking/studying about it just a bit more before starting a work the outcome would be much better. This person looks as if he is in a hurry...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th December 2017, 09:14 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 144,649
Posted By rasdan
Hello everybody, Coincidentally, early last...

Hello everybody,

Coincidentally, early last month a guy in YouTube uploaded his experiment in forging meteorite. Campo del Cielo meteorite to be exact. What I can say is that it looked very very...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 16th November 2017, 06:53 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 44,138
Posted By rasdan
Reading Alan's post made me realize I have made a...

Reading Alan's post made me realize I have made a mistake in my post above about the sulphur method. I got confused with an etching method I used to use. I will edit the previous post.

I have...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th November 2017, 07:14 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 44,138
Posted By rasdan
Hello everybody, IMHO it is probably a...

Hello everybody,

IMHO it is probably a personal preference - at least during the turn of the century. [[The process described by Jean using salt, sulphur and rice water is used to etch the blade,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st October 2017, 12:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 16,443
Posted By rasdan
Hi Green, Try looking at the grain of the...

Hi Green,

Try looking at the grain of the steel. If the edge grain converge towards the end then it's probably original. If the grain ends appears to end abruptly, then it's probably had been...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th September 2017, 02:59 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 28,391
Posted By rasdan
Hi Jean, That's one nice keris....

Hi Jean,

That's one nice keris. Congratulations. It's a pity it got broken like that. Nevertheless it is still a very handsome keris.



Hi Bejo,

I think since the thickness of the blade...
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