Keris Measurement

Rick · 20th December 2006, 10:43 PM

There are only two methods that I know of; One IIRC uses a length of grass or leaf and if the keris fits the sum of the lengths used to measure it then it is a good keris.
The other is done by measuring using the distance between a part of the thumb (Knuckle to tip?) and repeating a mantra with every thumb length measured.
How the results are determined I don't know but I would speculate that a good keris has an odd numbered sum of each form of measurement.

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20th December 2006, 10:43 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	There are only two methods that I know of; One IIRC uses a length of grass or leaf and if the keris fits the sum of the lengths used to measure it then it is a good keris. The other is done by measuring using the distance between a part of the thumb (Knuckle to tip?) and repeating a mantra with every thumb length measured. How the results are determined I don't know but I would speculate that a good keris has an odd numbered sum of each form of measurement.