If one would be made for you how would it be?

[A. G. Maisey]

Yeah---well---we can all dream, can't we?

Kiai, have ever noticed that khanghuru is exactly the right pawakan for a keris?

Assymetric it is, and more or less triangular into the bargain. You could make an entire blade that more or less resembled a khanghuru.

Michel that dream keris of yours might already exist, but Jussi's question was related to getting a new keris made, so if that Surakarta keris is your idea of something good, you would need to find somebody to copy. Sorry---you cannot have the one that already exists.

[Jussi M.]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Jussi's question was related to getting a new keris made

That it precisely what I meant. - No existing kerises are allowed. On a perfect world I´d like to acquire something like a fusion of sorts between these pictured on Mr. Maiseys website.

I have no idea what such beast would be like but these kerises, especially the two on the middle, rock my boat hard so to speak




Thanks,

J

[Rick]

Ahh, Mas Budi's Kebo !!

One of my favorites .

[lemmythesmith]

Seeing that the pound is falling daily at the moment, would you prefer to be paid in dinars?

Kiai, I'll be happy to accept your fantasy dowry in pounds-of gold

[Kiai Carita]

Originally Posted by Jussi M.

The contrast and the brightness of the pamor in these kerises is better than any keris or photograph of a kerises that I have ever seen. Are they really this bright in real life? What causes the absolute contrast is it the material of the pamor or is it superior marangi process?

Pak Alan, I think the time has come to make a dhapur kanghuru. What would be an appropriate new pamor?

Lemmy, pounds of gold are coming your way

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone,

Bram

[A. G. Maisey]

Bram, I took all these pics, and all but one of those keris are still in my possession.

Yes, the pamor is pretty close to what you see in the photos. Much of the result of what you see is in the technique I use to take the photos; I use natural south light, I am particular with the quality of the light and if a pic is important I wait until that quality is right. I use a tripod and remote release, very slow shutter and a small aperture. Sometimes I forget the small aperture and use the mid range aperture that the lens performs best at. Everything I use is simple stuff that anybody can do.

The blades have been correctly stained. Pak Parman did his own, Pak Pauzan's and Mas Budi's were done by a commercial stainer in Solo, I did the blade that I made. The stain job that I did took me several attempts and several days before I was happy with it.The material in all the blades is iron and pure nickel.

So what you see is a due to a combination of care and correctness.

As for the appropriate pamor for a dhuwung Australie, it could be no other than pamor ron kulahbah (once a jolly swagman sat by a billabong,under the shade of a kulahbah tree)

And a very Selamat Natal to you too Bram.

[Kiai Carita]

What would pamor kulahbah look like? I know the swagman song but have never seen a kulahbah tree - what part would make the pamor design?

I knew an Australian wood craftsman once who made bowls and things like that and often he used aromatic woods with nice patterns - so probably a lot of native Australian woods would make nice warangka too.

With an Australian dress, the dhuwung Australie would be real tru blue, right?

[A. G. Maisey]

Fixed that Bram.

Pamor Ron Kulahbah.

This here's a kulahbah tree---or coolabah, depending on which school you went to.

http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/...microtheca.htm

Yep, jejeran out of ringed gidgee, warangka from red cedar, it'd be a real fair dinkum, ridgy didge bit of gear.