Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th December 2015, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 58,870
I love the fibrous look to the old Iron of that...
I love the fibrous look to the old Iron of that blade, it looks almost like an old piece of wood. I could imagine that that Iron blade would soak up scented oils and incense very well and probably...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th December 2015, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 19,753
Traditionally there are said to be 16 types of...
Traditionally there are said to be 16 types of besi available to empu and they would make a keris by blending three or more of these besi, thats what I was told anyway. Some of those besi came from...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th December 2015, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,374
"magic" Copper alloy blade
Years ago I was in a shop that sold antique keris amongst other Indonesian goods and I was shown a Badik or a Rencong (cant remember exactly) which had a copper alloy blade.
The seller believed it...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
16th August 2014, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 43,510
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
15th August 2014, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 43,510
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th August 2014, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 43,510
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th August 2014, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,465
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
14th August 2014, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 43,510
The supposed 250 year old 32 paged (interesting...
The supposed 250 year old 32 paged (interesting number) keris manuscript depicts the Taming sari to have been a keris Picit. Have not read much about the legends surrounding this keris to know if it...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th August 2014, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 43,510
Surly you have heard of the Freemasons right,...
Surly you have heard of the Freemasons right, well in silat they have secrets too simple as that :) Ask a Freemason to show you the handshake or the lost word...he wont do it!
Anyway onwards and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th August 2014, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 43,510
Haha...no not just me, I would say there are a...
Haha...no not just me, I would say there are a number of people in Indonesia that know this, none outside the Silat circle and maybe traditional empu tho
who knows maybe another on here, might...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th August 2014, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 43,510
I did not mean that in order to make a keris...
I did not mean that in order to make a keris alive you need to stick your fingers into molten metal but the method of making a keris come alive involves pinching the keris blade between thumb and...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th August 2014, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,465
The colour yellow and keris
Many years ago when I first started getting into keris I remember reading that keris sajen were traditionally secured to the main beam of a house using yellow ribbon or cord to protect the dwelling....
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th August 2014, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 43,510
I call them blessing marks just for want of a...
I call them blessing marks just for want of a better word but they are actually produced during the process of transforming a keris from a dead keris to an alive keris, or if you prefer a charged...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th August 2014, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 43,510
I read it before I posted ;) But it does not...
I read it before I posted ;) But it does not answer my question about a numerical study of these markings, I think they are blessing markings and are a permanent feature of a blessing that has...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th August 2014, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 43,510
keris sajen majapahit marks
Has anyone made a study of the marks often seen on these blades some call fingerprints. I am speaking of the deliberate indentations made along the blade of such keris. Specifically I want to know if...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th August 2014, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 26,039
A.G. Maisey,
My interest in the video really...
A.G. Maisey,
My interest in the video really hinges around the exotic blend of metals used to make the pamor, for some reason I find the concept of unusual metallic blends in addition to...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th August 2014, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 26,039
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
2nd August 2014, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 26,039
True, most cultures symbolically see gold as a...
True, most cultures symbolically see gold as a metal of the Sun because of its colour and link it with long life because it never rusts. If we think of a keris as being a talisman/amulet its all...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st August 2014, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 26,039
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st August 2014, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 26,039
Did a search for gold-nickel alloy and it...
Did a search for gold-nickel alloy and it confirms gold will combine with nickel to form an alloy, so it would appear there is a high possibility of the gold forming an alloy with the nickel...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st August 2014, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 26,039
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st July 2014, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 26,039
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st July 2014, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 26,039
Im thinking of how sometimes the metal with the...
Im thinking of how sometimes the metal with the lower melting point actually acts as a solvent to melt the metal with a higher melting point.
Brass has a melting point of 930C whilst Nickel melts at...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st July 2014, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 26,039
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
31st July 2014, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 26,039
Interesting keris making video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3jZm1sPMDc
Above is the most interesting keris making video I have watched for a number of reasons.
Firstly it shows you some of the ceremony involved,...
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