keris made by empu(forged) and keris made from moulding

Timo Nieminen · 25th December 2015, 09:19 AM

In principle, you can do pamor (or at least its approximate appearance) on a cast blade. Inlaying after casting, or casting with inserts come to mind as possible methods.

(I see fake Chinese bronze castings with patterns. Easier to do with bronze (probably brass rather than bronze) than with iron/steel.)

A. G. Maisey · 25th December 2015, 07:53 PM

Chalk & cheese

Timo Nieminen · 26th December 2015, 06:15 AM

Sure, but so is the comparison between forged keris and cast "keris" in the first place.

I don't think anybody would bother doing a serious pattern on a cast keris. I'd only expect a painted-on pamor, as one sees on some Bali sheet-metal keris (or should we say "imitation keris").

A. G. Maisey · 26th December 2015, 06:50 AM

Yep.

25th December 2015, 09:19 AM	#1
Timo Nieminen Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 422	In principle, you can do pamor (or at least its approximate appearance) on a cast blade. Inlaying after casting, or casting with inserts come to mind as possible methods. (I see fake Chinese bronze castings with patterns. Easier to do with bronze (probably brass rather than bronze) than with iron/steel.)

25th December 2015, 07:53 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	Chalk & cheese

26th December 2015, 06:15 AM	#3
Timo Nieminen Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 422	Sure, but so is the comparison between forged keris and cast "keris" in the first place. I don't think anybody would bother doing a serious pattern on a cast keris. I'd only expect a painted-on pamor, as one sees on some Bali sheet-metal keris (or should we say "imitation keris").

26th December 2015, 06:50 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	Yep.