Meteoric Balinese Blog....

lemmythesmith · 22nd August 2009, 08:21 PM

Hi all, thanks for the latest input!!

Hi Michel, the tang is part of the blade not a separate piece screwed in. What you can see is where I have thinned the diameter of the tang a little just after the gongo-it needs a little bit more taking off yet so it's flush with the gongo top, I'll do that just before I final fit the gongo with keyways and wedges.

Hi Alan, please feel free to point out any wavering from Balinese standards. You've got infinitely more experience than me in these matters and know how it should look, so any help and suggestions are most welcome. (I have never even had hold of a Balinese piece!!) I'm working from photos so it's a little like herding cats....... Looking at the greneng I think maybe I have a little too much "curl" on them and need to refine the bottom of the "dha" I'm not really sure whether Balinese blades have gusen? If I can get this piece close to the real thing I'll be more than happy.

22nd August 2009, 08:21 PM	#25
lemmythesmith Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 93	Hi all, thanks for the latest input!! Hi Michel, the tang is part of the blade not a separate piece screwed in. What you can see is where I have thinned the diameter of the tang a little just after the gongo-it needs a little bit more taking off yet so it's flush with the gongo top, I'll do that just before I final fit the gongo with keyways and wedges. Hi Alan, please feel free to point out any wavering from Balinese standards. You've got infinitely more experience than me in these matters and know how it should look, so any help and suggestions are most welcome. (I have never even had hold of a Balinese piece!!) I'm working from photos so it's a little like herding cats....... Looking at the greneng I think maybe I have a little too much "curl" on them and need to refine the bottom of the "dha" I'm not really sure whether Balinese blades have gusen? If I can get this piece close to the real thing I'll be more than happy.