A feature of interest

A. G. Maisey · 19th November 2024, 05:55 AM

Well Adam, I'm a cynic.

There is no doubt in my mind that flaws and faults in manufacture are interpreted by both makers and sellers as enhancements --- & I'm not only thinking keris here, nor at remote times in the past.

To anybody who understands forge work & the elements of quality blade work, a flaw such as this is a clear indicator of an incompetent smith.

However, to a salesman --- or maybe even the maker himself if he is doing the selling --- it might be interpreted as the Sure & Certain Hand of God.

Yeah.

Right.

Keris knowledge is mostly keris belief, and very few people now or in the past understand the Black Arts of the Forge.

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19th November 2024, 05:55 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Well Adam, I'm a cynic. There is no doubt in my mind that flaws and faults in manufacture are interpreted by both makers and sellers as enhancements --- & I'm not only thinking keris here, nor at remote times in the past. To anybody who understands forge work & the elements of quality blade work, a flaw such as this is a clear indicator of an incompetent smith. However, to a salesman --- or maybe even the maker himself if he is doing the selling --- it might be interpreted as the Sure & Certain Hand of God. Yeah. Right. Keris knowledge is mostly keris belief, and very few people now or in the past understand the Black Arts of the Forge.