Bali keris hilt - to glue or thread?

Battara · 12th October 2005, 03:56 AM

Hi folks. As some of you know, I have been working on restoring my Balinese keris for 10 years now.

I will soon be finishing within the next 2 years (before the next decade anyway

). What I wanted to know is should I glue the ivory hilt to the tang or use thread only (or both).

nechesh · 12th October 2005, 04:35 AM

STOP!......in the name of love........before you break my heart......
Think it oh oh over.

In other words. please DON'T glue it on.

Justin · 12th October 2005, 03:06 PM

I wrap the tangs in some thin cloth,it will hold them securely and its easily removable,I vote for not glueing also.

Henk · 12th October 2005, 08:41 PM

NEVER EVER GLUE AN UKIRAN TO THE PEKSI !!!!!!

Just use some cloth to wind around the peksi and put the ukiran on. Not too tight to prevent the ukiran from breaking or cracking. The ukiran should slide rather easily over the peksi just like turning a screw. Then the ukiran fits perfectly on your keris.

Working so long on your keris and then destroying it by glueing the ukiran on it???

ariel · 12th October 2005, 10:15 PM

Good grief!
I have never seen so many capital letters, exclamation points and horror icons.
You Kris people do get rather emotional, don't you? Smelling salts, anybody? And then, having recovered from vapors, please tell us how you really feel about Krazy Glue.

Henk · 12th October 2005, 11:14 PM

Ariel,

Glueing a keris is simply not done. And why should you? All parts of a keris are replaceable and removeable. When a keris blade is cleaned and re-etched the blade goes into a bath. Having a beautiful ukiran glued on it, is not very smart. The only time you can use glue on a keris is to reglue the gandar to the wrangka.

Don't we want our weapons to be original as they originally are?
The Krazy glue might be good stuff to repair broken parts. And in that case you can use glue on a keris to repair broken parts.

12th October 2005, 03:56 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,225	Bali keris hilt - to glue or thread? Hi folks. As some of you know, I have been working on restoring my Balinese keris for 10 years now. I will soon be finishing within the next 2 years (before the next decade anyway ). What I wanted to know is should I glue the ivory hilt to the tang or use thread only (or both).

12th October 2005, 04:35 AM	#2
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	STOP!......in the name of love........before you break my heart...... Think it oh oh over. In other words. please DON'T glue it on.

12th October 2005, 03:06 PM	#3
Justin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 175	I wrap the tangs in some thin cloth,it will hold them securely and its easily removable,I vote for not glueing also.

12th October 2005, 08:41 PM	#4
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	NEVER EVER GLUE AN UKIRAN TO THE PEKSI !!!!!! Just use some cloth to wind around the peksi and put the ukiran on. Not too tight to prevent the ukiran from breaking or cracking. The ukiran should slide rather easily over the peksi just like turning a screw. Then the ukiran fits perfectly on your keris. Working so long on your keris and then destroying it by glueing the ukiran on it???

12th October 2005, 10:15 PM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Good grief! I have never seen so many capital letters, exclamation points and horror icons. You Kris people do get rather emotional, don't you? Smelling salts, anybody? And then, having recovered from vapors, please tell us how you really feel about Krazy Glue.

12th October 2005, 11:14 PM	#6
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Ariel, Glueing a keris is simply not done. And why should you? All parts of a keris are replaceable and removeable. When a keris blade is cleaned and re-etched the blade goes into a bath. Having a beautiful ukiran glued on it, is not very smart. The only time you can use glue on a keris is to reglue the gandar to the wrangka. Don't we want our weapons to be original as they originally are? The Krazy glue might be good stuff to repair broken parts. And in that case you can use glue on a keris to repair broken parts.