Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th February 2008, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 60
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Kocet-Kocetan
Page 118 of the new book : The Kris, a passion from Indonesia from Jean Greffioz, gives the following explanation:
The kocet-kocetan style hilt(called kusia in Lombok) were traditionnaly used by...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th February 2008, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 15
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The Kris, a passion from Indonesia
I have received my copy of The Kris, a passion from Indonesia.
My copy is in English, the original book was written in French and you feel it in English.
Each copy is numbered, mine is N°47/100....
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2008, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 11,594
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2008, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 21
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No the blade is rough only, no tentative, as I...
No the blade is rough only, no tentative, as I see it to show a twist core blade.
All blades are from flat metal (2.5 mm thick), (as if stamped) not forged. except that very blade which is much...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
9th February 2008, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 11,594
[QUOTE=freebooter]They look like quality...
[QUOTE=freebooter]They look like quality minitures Michel, I'd love to see a close up of the weapons.
Well, here they come.
Most are with bone handle, except the keris in the center and the the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th February 2008, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 11,594
I found them in garage sales, rolled in an old...
I found them in garage sales, rolled in an old piece of paper quite a while ago.
No board, no names but clearly Philipino type of edge weapons.
I had to make a support, but I like them.
Regards...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd February 2008, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 72,819
Kocetkocetan
Yes Marco,
Its a long time I wish Gaspar de Marval would join the forum as he has a very extensive knowledge of the kris world and of many aspects of the Indonesian culture but unfortunately I do...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st February 2008, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 72,819
Kocet-Kocetan
If I take Kerner's book : Keris-Griffe, Museum Rietberg Zürich 1996, (this book has only 73 pages and the last photo is N° 70) I cannot find your reference Alam Shah. But my copy of Kerner's book...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th December 2007, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 50
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I am impressed
Gentlemen you are impressing !
A question of vocabulary has now evolve in a discussion of specialists. So much information in your different messages. Thank you very much.
Even if you are unsure of...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th December 2007, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 68,911
Thank you
Thank You Mas Boedhi,
You really did a nice job and translated many words. These instructions will join those of Alan in my references and I think I will complete, for my own purpose, the glossary...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
11th December 2007, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 68,911
"diwangun", "ngilap" of "ngleseh"
Thank you Gentlemen,
You both helped.
To let you understand why is it important for me to understand some words of "Javanese" (and not Indonesian, as I had assumed), I am in the process of giving...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th December 2007, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 68,911
keris related terminology
Dear Ganjawulung,
Thank you. Your kind explanations show quite clearly that what I had assumed as feasible for an old brain like mine, may be a bit far fetched. My objective is not to understand a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th December 2007, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 68,911
frustrations !
gentlemen,
I like indeed your discussion about mendak, about keris, about the history of Indonesia, etc. but you use often words in Indonesian that I do not understand. As I have purchased an...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th November 2007, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,609
the mysterious PM
David,
I received also this private message and reacted like you did but I deleted it, without opening it. Much safer.
I do not think that this way of communicating is a proper way and I do...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd October 2007, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 71,120
Thank you Alan,
I will try to find that...
Thank you Alan,
I will try to find that "Practical Blacksmithing" by M.T.Richardson. I have already a book by Tim McCreight "the complete Metalsmith" but it covers so much ground that it does not...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st October 2007, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 71,120
Thank you Ric
It shows that you are really...
Thank you Ric
It shows that you are really making your steel at your own specifications.
Impressive.
I am really in an other ball game. My ideal has been to achieve some results with as little...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st October 2007, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 71,120
Forging
Thank you Alan,
From each of your answers, I learn a lot.
I print them and make a file out of them. Invaluable.
How do they call these experts in Japan : living treasure ? I do not recall the...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th September 2007, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 71,120
Forging
Hi Graham,
Thank you for these information. You obviously have quite a bit of knowhow about forging and you learn less than I do here in reading Alan's messages.
I knew that a substantial part of...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th September 2007, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 71,120
Forging with gas
Hi Alan,
You have sent a few very very interesting messages lately concerning forging.
They have taught us a lot. Lemmythesmith may not have learned as much as my son and myself but I can tell...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
23rd September 2007, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 71,120
Bravo
Hi lemmythesmith
A superb work ! Congratulation. Wrought iron + meteorite + steel, that must have been a nice exercise to heat weld.
I am curious to know what is the weight of the keris blade ....
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th September 2007, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 15,251
Forging methodology
Thank you Alan,
Your methodology has a given chronology:
1) make a pattern of the blade,
2) set the correct angle between the pesi and the blade on the pattern
3) draw the ganja
4) cut the ganja...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th September 2007, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 15,251
Angle, forging, ganja
Thank you Alan for all the information.
I have now been on your site, printed some of the pages and I am learning a lot.
I have also discovered that you give a glossary of Indonesian words related...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th September 2007, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 15,251
Angle, forging, ganja
lemmythesmith
interesting that you are also in the same process. Yes my blade is laminated but I cannot recall the number of layers. They will be few (8 or 16) as this piece started as an exercise...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th September 2007, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 15,251
the right angle
Gentlemen,
Thank you for sharing these interesting explanations.
They are diverse and sometime complementary. I will retain that:
- there are biomechanical reasons related to the fighting use of...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
3rd September 2007, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 15,251
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