Bali Keris #3

GIO · 14th June 2014, 03:16 PM

No, I do not use pins to secure the ganja. I get a small deformation on the ganja around the peksi, so that the ganja is firmly fixed.
The same principle is applied in Japan to adapt tsubas on the blades.
I am sure Alan has never seen such a system: it is my personal clumsy work to avoid the use of glue. In my defence I would emphasize that the result is invisible (also because hidden by the mendak) and reversible.
When a pin is present, I obviously use it. If it is worn out, I make a new one.

A. G. Maisey · 14th June 2014, 09:13 PM

Please accept my apologies Giovanni.

I misinterpreted your sketch:- I thought that the black spots surrounding the tang were holes to accept pins.

Yes, tightening a gonjo by working around the tang and punching the top of the gonjo is a valid way to fit a gonjo, I've often found this method used on Bugis and Peninsula keris, but I cannot recall ever having seen it used on a Javanese or Balinese keris.

GIO · 16th June 2014, 05:43 PM

Alan, you absolutely must not excuse yourself.
In fact I am rather flattered becoming aware that the procedure I follow to fix a ganja is being utilized in Indonesia too. At the end my work is not so clumsy and rough !

A. G. Maisey · 17th June 2014, 12:00 AM

Yes, I believe your finished job would be neat.

However, this type of fit can only be used when the hole in the gonjo is a neat fit to the tang.

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14th June 2014, 03:16 PM	#1
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 329	No, I do not use pins to secure the ganja. I get a small deformation on the ganja around the peksi, so that the ganja is firmly fixed. The same principle is applied in Japan to adapt tsubas on the blades. I am sure Alan has never seen such a system: it is my personal clumsy work to avoid the use of glue. In my defence I would emphasize that the result is invisible (also because hidden by the mendak) and reversible. When a pin is present, I obviously use it. If it is worn out, I make a new one.

14th June 2014, 09:13 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	Please accept my apologies Giovanni. I misinterpreted your sketch:- I thought that the black spots surrounding the tang were holes to accept pins. Yes, tightening a gonjo by working around the tang and punching the top of the gonjo is a valid way to fit a gonjo, I've often found this method used on Bugis and Peninsula keris, but I cannot recall ever having seen it used on a Javanese or Balinese keris.

16th June 2014, 05:43 PM	#3
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 329	Alan, you absolutely must not excuse yourself. In fact I am rather flattered becoming aware that the procedure I follow to fix a ganja is being utilized in Indonesia too. At the end my work is not so clumsy and rough !

17th June 2014, 12:00 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	Yes, I believe your finished job would be neat. However, this type of fit can only be used when the hole in the gonjo is a neat fit to the tang.