David;
you're absolutely right about the sheath/ maker and pendokok... I'm currently getting the local sheath maker doing it for me right now.
Interestingly (and only just discovered last year since I got interested in the keris again ) that I'm living right at the heart of Malay keris community in Malaysia. The specialist silversmiths, keris forgers and sheath makers are all living within 20km of each other. And many of these people have relatives and connections with the people in Patani.
The sad thing about Patani is that currently there are no more keris makers since the craft was banned by the Thai govt many years back. fortunately there are still people that carry the tradition in carving hilts.
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