Interesting "wallhanger"

David · 19th February 2018, 02:06 PM

Thanks you for your perspective Alan, and i am not in complete disagreement. My problem with this blade is not that it is poorly constructed. As i am sure you know i have many keris in my collection which are far from masterpieces. I think you are under a misimpression that quality (or lack thereof) is the issue here for me. Nothing could be further from my mind. And i am more than willing to accept that blades made by quality standards that are even below my own for collectibility can still be seen as legitimate keris. But i believe we all draw our own lines and for me, the fact that the creator of this blade not only chose homogenous steel, but then created ridged lines to simulate a fake pamor pattern disqualifies it from my own personal standard. Your mileage may vary and we may simply have to agree to disagree at this point.

19th February 2018, 02:06 PM	#18
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	Thanks you for your perspective Alan, and i am not in complete disagreement. My problem with this blade is not that it is poorly constructed. As i am sure you know i have many keris in my collection which are far from masterpieces. I think you are under a misimpression that quality (or lack thereof) is the issue here for me. Nothing could be further from my mind. And i am more than willing to accept that blades made by quality standards that are even below my own for collectibility can still be seen as legitimate keris. But i believe we all draw our own lines and for me, the fact that the creator of this blade not only chose homogenous steel, but then created ridged lines to simulate a fake pamor pattern disqualifies it from my own personal standard. Your mileage may vary and we may simply have to agree to disagree at this point. Last edited by David; 29th June 2024 at 12:39 AM.