Celebes keris?

[Harley]

Originally Posted by David

The sheath of your Bali keris looks well constructed for sure, but the carving shows little understanding of the line and form of the sheath form it is attempting to be. That is what i mean by finesse, not whether or not the carver knows how to use his tools. From what i can see in your own attempts to create a gayaman style sheath (albeit, a simpler form), you have a far greater ability to observe and copy form than the carver of this sheath did.

Hi David,

It was not my meaning to compare tattooing and keris, but more to try an give a example what i meant.
And there is the misunderstanding , when i now read what you have written, (well constructed) the word i used was finesse, but we mean the same thing!
It sometimes difficult to find the right words David, i try to, but it don't always goes that way.
I am not so sure about that David, but thanks for the compliment.

regards,
Ben

P.S. David i sent you yesterday a PM, didn't you get it?