bugi keris

[Rick]

Originally Posted by BigG

agree.. it is meant to emulate the stye of the Tappi Sappukala or the Sepokal Keris of the bugis... But though there is a very slight curve to the blade... the overall look simply does not fit in to the Bugis Sepokal design...

The pamor is too refined and complex for a Bugis blade... there are Bugis and Bugis influence blades wth excellent examples of pamors.. notable those from Palembang,Trenganu & Sumbawa... but i believe this is far too refined and does not give a feel of a bugis blade...

This blade may also be missing a ganjar...

I was thinking it looked a bit odd for an Iras .
The pamor seems well controlled and imo goes along nicely with the grain of the Gonjo ................errrr wrongko .

[David]

Originally Posted by Rick

The pamor seems well controlled and imo goes along nicely with the grain of the Gonjo

Did you mean wrongko/sarong here? If so, i agree.

[Rick]

Doh !!

Busy day, tired .

Must proofread .
Fixed .

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[sirek]

in my opinion this wood called: "afzelia xylocarpa"

Text from the internet:

(Afzelia wood can have incredible figure, and the most outstanding and rare is the xlay figure . It looks like raised alligator skin, which really shows best when the surface is very highly polished. No other wood figure looks quite like it, and it is very hard to get, being only a tiny percentage of the afzelia wood available.)