Central Javanese keris for comment

A. G. Maisey · 11th June 2023, 09:01 AM

Yeah, brushing in the WD40 doesn't do any harm, I usually just drench the blade a few times and let dry out, then brush on some fragrant oil, for this I've been using the same stuff for more than 50 years, it is +/- 50% medicinal paraffin (or baby oil), 45% synthetic sandalwood, 5% kenongo. I've tried natural sandalwood but was not very pleased with the results. Percentages are not critical.

Nothing wrong with the style of the jejeran, another planar hilt just like this would do fine, but the quality of this hilt looks to be very poor, I'd be trying to get something of far better quality.

The pendok:- yes, the poor fit both top & bottom, its fiddly exercise to get this fit right, it takes repeated fitting & refitting.

11th June 2023, 09:01 AM	#27
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	Yeah, brushing in the WD40 doesn't do any harm, I usually just drench the blade a few times and let dry out, then brush on some fragrant oil, for this I've been using the same stuff for more than 50 years, it is +/- 50% medicinal paraffin (or baby oil), 45% synthetic sandalwood, 5% kenongo. I've tried natural sandalwood but was not very pleased with the results. Percentages are not critical. Nothing wrong with the style of the jejeran, another planar hilt just like this would do fine, but the quality of this hilt looks to be very poor, I'd be trying to get something of far better quality. The pendok:- yes, the poor fit both top & bottom, its fiddly exercise to get this fit right, it takes repeated fitting & refitting.