Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th August 2017, 10:50 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th August 2017, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 44
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I want to try to dispel some of the seriousness...
I want to try to dispel some of the seriousness of this debate/discussion with a humorous anecdote of my own. Having varied interest, not only in the keris, I have followed many such debates, just as...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
30th July 2017, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 44
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th July 2017, 11:15 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th July 2017, 10:47 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th July 2017, 11:21 AM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th July 2017, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 44
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I am very much intrigued by this thread. I've...
I am very much intrigued by this thread. I've gone to my two krisses and inspected the grenengs minutely. My Javanese kris has two identical ron dhas, but the Bugis kris seems not to have even one.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
22nd July 2017, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
21st July 2017, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 18
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Spectacular dress, Corrado, and spectacular...
Spectacular dress, Corrado, and spectacular blade. But the word spectacular does not bear witness to genuineness. At least it was really cheap, you said.
Me, I was 70 when I got my first keris!...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th July 2017, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 31
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Of course, the terms describing the...
Of course, the terms describing the depth/shallowness of the waves as "strong/weak" was poorly chosen. Yes, the tangguh classification needs to be taken into account. I noticed the relatively deep...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th July 2017, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 31
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It does look much better.
Something I am...
It does look much better.
Something I am noticing: the 13 waves are very well executed, in the sense that they are strongly curving. I don't recall that I have read anything yet about strongly...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th July 2017, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th July 2017, 12:22 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th July 2017, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,818
Thanks, Marius & Bjorn. Yes, they are in...
Thanks, Marius & Bjorn. Yes, they are in Afrikaans, and yes, the one on the Bugis keris is available. The one on the Java keris is awaiting publication, so ethically I should not set it "free" yet. ...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th July 2017, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 8
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My appreciation of the keris
Friends, with this thread I do not mean to show you a new keris which I got (I wish - fat chance for that to happen to the likes of me and considering my whereabouts), but just to try to convey to...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
18th May 2017, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 53,652
After reading your post, Alan, I laughed at...
After reading your post, Alan, I laughed at myself awhile. I admitted to myself for the umpteenth time that - verily - there does not exist a substitute for experience. Oh well, at least I did not do...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
17th May 2017, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 53,652
Having purchased the special antique wax by...
Having purchased the special antique wax by Woodoc, conforming closest to your kind advice given so kindly by you all, I have applied two coats and have given the scabbard a good rubbing. Here are...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th May 2017, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 90
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th May 2017, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 90
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th May 2017, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 53,652
Thank you, all - you have once again given me...
Thank you, all - you have once again given me much to ponder on. And while I ponder, it is a good hint that I use the time wisely, to carry on even further with the preparation of the wood before...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th May 2017, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 90
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If I may interrupt Rasdan and Alan's very...
If I may interrupt Rasdan and Alan's very interesting discussion for a moment, let me show the latest pic of my nearly completed project. What comes to my mind is the following: WYSIWYG = What you...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th May 2017, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 53,652
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th May 2017, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 53,652
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
10th May 2017, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 53,652
Jean & Kai, looking once more at your latest...
Jean & Kai, looking once more at your latest pics, I am totally impressed with the craftmanship of the old mranggi's. And I am now in the position to appreciate their skill even more!
Thanks,...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
9th May 2017, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 90
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