what's important; the object or its pamor?

[A. G. Maisey]

The pamor question is easy:- its simply a method of blade construction that provides a practical and economic solution to construction of a durable blade with a sharp edge.
The fact that over time that it became a means of blade ornamentation is something else entirely.

Rick, I cannot give an impartial opinion on what should and should not be admitted for discussion here. My point of view is too much influenced by my experience. That experience tells me that any object of wesi aji is eligible for discussion in a keris environment. However, we have a very diverse membership. The position which may suit a student of the keris who lives in Jawa, may not suit a general collector who lives in New York.

So, my very biased opinion is that any object of wesi aji should be admitted for discussion.

[Henk]

Rick,

Considering the policy of this forum and the transfers of questions and discussion of other weapons than the keris to the Ethnographic Weapons forum in the past, I think this thread is of topic indeed and should be transfered.

If the discussion is about pamor which is so keris related, it is quite understandable this particular topic is on the Keris Warung Kopi forum. If the discussion is concentrating on the pedang showed here, I think the thread should be transfered to the Ethnographic Weapons forum.

[Rick]

Alan, thanks .
Henk, thanks for your response too .