Wilah from?

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Putting aside things that you could not be expected to know, the overall form is very, very good. Your craftsmanship appears to be excellent, based upon what I can see in the photo.

This I only can confirm! Also from me a great compliment to your craftmanship!


Regards,

Detlef

[Sajen]

Hello Harley,

maybe it will be from some help to show one of my Bali keris with the same wrongko form. I believe that this is an old ensemble which belong together.

Regards,

Detlef

[A. G. Maisey]

Detlef, your blade appears to have sunken further into the atasan with age, it is also possible that the front of the mouth in the atasan has been extended a couple of mm. to provide clearance for the front part of the blade, we sometimes see this where it is necessary to clear the kembang kacang.

Harley should try to get a neat all around fit, with the top of the ganja either slightly above the top of of the atasan, but at the same curve as the atasan, or dead level with the top of the atasan.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Detlef, your blade appears to have sunken further into the atasan with age, it is also possible that the front of the mouth in the atasan has been extended a couple of mm. to provide clearance for the front part of the blade, we sometimes see this where it is necessary to clear the kembang kacang.

Hello Alan,

the first guess it is in my opinion.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Harley should try to get a neat all around fit, with the top of the ganja either slightly above the top of of the atasan, but at the same curve as the atasan, or dead level with the top of the atasan.

Agree!

[Rick]

Originally Posted by Sajen

This I only can confirm! Also from me a great compliment to your craftmanship!


Regards,

Detlef

Indeed !
Someone is hiding their light under a bushel .

Detlef, is that painted kendit that I see ?

[A. G. Maisey]

Sorry Detlef, its not two guesses, I am referring to two separate things which can exist either separately, or together.

The longer wrongko mouth because of a need to allow the blade to enter; the sunken gonjo because of age.

[Harley]

Thanks guys for the compliments, and that you're willing to try to get me in the right direction!

I've tried to change it a little bit, is this a little bit more acceptable?

regards,
Ben

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Harley

Thanks guys for the compliments, and that you're willing to try to get me in the right direction!

I've tried to change it a little bit, is this a little bit more acceptable?

regards,
Ben

Hi Ben,

good and acceptable! But I personal wouldn't let stick out the blade so much from the wrongko.

Regards,

Detlef

[Harley]

Hi Detlef,

I personally prefer it as it rises a little bit above the sheath, now its about 2mm above, with the old sheath it was 3/4mm.
Is your preference to sink it all the way in, or is the 2 mm just to high?

regards,
Ben

[Gustav]

Gentlemen, lease take a look on this one: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=gonjo+sitting, specially post #15.

Ben, it is your decision of course, yet it seems to be absolutely sure that gonjo should be visible on Balinese keris, and 2mm could be fine.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Sorry Detlef, its not two guesses, I am referring to two separate things which can exist either separately, or together.

The longer wrongko mouth because of a need to allow the blade to enter; the sunken gonjo because of age.

Hello Alan,

I only want to confirm that it is in this case the sunken gonjo because of age.

Regards,

Detlef

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Rick

Indeed !
Someone is hiding their light under a bushel .

Detlef, is that painted kendit that I see ?

Yes Rick, I think that it is a painted kendit.