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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th October 2007, 09:25 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 23,767
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi everyone, here's my "jalak budo" The...

Hi everyone, here's my "jalak budo" The horseshoes are from Germany, Majapahit/Mataram period, the bars are the first stage in forming the pamor, so far, so good....... Used about half of them to get...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th October 2007, 09:29 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 23,767
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi Ganja, thank you for posting these-very nice...

Hi Ganja, thank you for posting these-very nice pieces!! I've just acquired some iron from Germany which ranges from 500-750 years old so it should be ideal for a jalak budo recreation, (along with...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th October 2007, 09:44 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 63,851
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi all! Ganja-many thanks! A jalak budo is on my...

Hi all! Ganja-many thanks! A jalak budo is on my "to do" list! My signature is more on the peksi, a little stupa.....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th October 2007, 09:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,355
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi Marco, love the hilt!! I agree with David,...

Hi Marco, love the hilt!! I agree with David, Alan and Ganja-yes, it's incredibly easy to make a really bad mistake with power tools when carving, if you make a slip with the dremel it WILL (sod's...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 3rd October 2007, 09:27 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 63,851
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi all! This sounds familiar.... I did seven...

Hi all! This sounds familiar.... I did seven years working for myself making blades and as a general smith-tradition counts for little, everyone wants stuff as cheap as possible. The only jobs I...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st October 2007, 10:14 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 63,851
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi Ric, what kind of meteorite is that? Is it the...

Hi Ric, what kind of meteorite is that? Is it the Nantan? Has it turned to a kind of haematite? I've seen those on E-Bay, if it was one of those just wondering if you broke it up did it have any...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th September 2007, 04:52 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 63,851
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi Michel, first, the final weight of the patrem...

Hi Michel, first, the final weight of the patrem blade is about 87 grammes.. Second, judging welding heat without the sparks can be done by looking at the surface of the iron whilst it's in the...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th September 2007, 09:53 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 63,851
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi Penangsang, I'm afraid not!! :D Seriously...

Hi Penangsang, I'm afraid not!! :D Seriously though, you do have to have a certain mental preparation to make blades otherwise mistakes and disasters ensue! (and some real good burns)

Hi Alan,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th September 2007, 10:59 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 63,851
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi Michel, Hope your patrem forging is going...

Hi Michel, Hope your patrem forging is going well!! I'll have to weigh the blade and let you know-got to do it for my own records, but it's not very heavy. I don't tend to do too much stock removal...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd September 2007, 05:03 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 63,851
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi David, aye, it's all my work... though I may...

Hi David, aye, it's all my work... though I may be buying mendak instead of making them-too many blades to try to take time off to fiddle with silver!!
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd September 2007, 03:33 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 63,851
Posted By lemmythesmith
Meteoric Patrem-Made In England...

Hello to everyone!! Here's a little patrem that I've forged from Campo Del Cielo meteorite and old wrought iron with a steel core. The wrongko is thuya burl and the gandar is ebony. Ivory ukiran in...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 4th September 2007, 09:35 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 11,804
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi Michel, I'm in the middle of building a patrem...

Hi Michel, I'm in the middle of building a patrem as well and I did the exact same thing with the pesi as you have, now the ukiran is made it looks better, you don't seem to see the "wrong" angle and...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th August 2007, 07:36 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 42,511
Posted By lemmythesmith
I think it probably is the border between hard...

I think it probably is the border between hard and soft metal, from what I've read on the forums(and it seems logical) the heat treatment is kept well away from the peksi which would be a weak point...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th August 2007, 05:50 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 42,511
Posted By lemmythesmith
Hi Michel, interesting blade! I've had a change...

Hi Michel, interesting blade! I've had a change in colour similar to your blade and it's generally the border between hard and soft metal when the blade has been heat treated to harden and temper it,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th August 2007, 07:09 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 29,395
Posted By lemmythesmith
Awesome!!! Top job, well done Flavio!!!

Awesome!!! Top job, well done Flavio!!!
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th July 2007, 05:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,625
Posted By lemmythesmith
Unusual dapor-any ideas/info??

Hello everyone, this is a keris I've had for a long time but I've never seen a blade like it anywhere-has anyone any ideas on this dapor?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 9th June 2007, 07:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,580
Posted By lemmythesmith
I've used childrens modelling clay to work out...

I've used childrens modelling clay to work out Damascus patterns many times, the trick is to put the "billet" in the fridge so when you cut into it to produce the patterns it doesn't smear into...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 20th May 2007, 02:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,802
Posted By lemmythesmith
Different iron and steels used in the forging of keris??

Hello everyone, this is my first posting so please excuse my ignorance on the subject! I am a keen amateur bladesmith and have been interested in Keris for quite some time. Recently I purchased the...
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