The ultimate meteorite Keris!

nechesh · 13th November 2005, 03:33 PM

As much as i hate to get on to this same ol' bend, it was hardly "common" to make keris out of meteoric iron. It was more the exception, reserved for important keris of the day. Meteorite in itself is a rare commodity and the proper nickelous iron that was used on these special keris is even rarer.
Don't know how i could help you on your quest Pusaka, but when you finish i would love to see it posted here.

I can tell you that you will have an extremely hard time finding a keris smith who could actually pull this off and the cost to you will be quite extravagant. But by all means, have at it, mate!

Pusaka · 13th November 2005, 03:43 PM

Who wants to hold the ladder while I go up with a hacksaw to remove my bit of Lightning steel from the local Church, Its old and I bet it been struck several times

LOL

nechesh · 13th November 2005, 03:54 PM

Hey Pusaka, before you get busted stealing the local church's lightning rod, i think the reference to "lightning iron" in Jens quote is to the meteorite itself, not iron struck by lightning.

Pusaka · 13th November 2005, 04:05 PM

Its ok I don’t like heights anyway so I changed my mind about going up there LOL

All this joking has reminded me of something though. Tibetan phurba daggers were made from meteorite iron and then fixed to a lightning conductor at the temple so they would get struck by lightning, so the idea is not new after all

nechesh · 13th November 2005, 04:54 PM

Sorry to be such a stickler on these subjects, but it is the rare and most powerful of phurbas that would be made of meteorite. Certainly not all or even most. I only make this comment because someone with no knowledge of these might take your comment and pass it on as a general fact. This is why so many people think all keris were made with meteoric metals as well.

Pusaka · 13th November 2005, 05:03 PM

Apart from the Indonesians and the Tibetans which other cultures used Meteorite to make blades?

nechesh · 13th November 2005, 05:48 PM

As per Jens provided quote the Indians obviously did some experimenting with the material as well. Again, not in any common practice as far as i know. There are a few modern bladesmiths who have used meteorite in purely contemporary creations.

13th November 2005, 03:33 PM	#1
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	As much as i hate to get on to this same ol' bend, it was hardly "common" to make keris out of meteoric iron. It was more the exception, reserved for important keris of the day. Meteorite in itself is a rare commodity and the proper nickelous iron that was used on these special keris is even rarer. Don't know how i could help you on your quest Pusaka, but when you finish i would love to see it posted here. I can tell you that you will have an extremely hard time finding a keris smith who could actually pull this off and the cost to you will be quite extravagant. But by all means, have at it, mate!

13th November 2005, 03:43 PM	#2
Pusaka Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 341	Who wants to hold the ladder while I go up with a hacksaw to remove my bit of Lightning steel from the local Church, Its old and I bet it been struck several times LOL

13th November 2005, 03:54 PM	#3
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Hey Pusaka, before you get busted stealing the local church's lightning rod, i think the reference to "lightning iron" in Jens quote is to the meteorite itself, not iron struck by lightning.

13th November 2005, 04:05 PM	#4
Pusaka Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 341	Its ok I don’t like heights anyway so I changed my mind about going up there LOL All this joking has reminded me of something though. Tibetan phurba daggers were made from meteorite iron and then fixed to a lightning conductor at the temple so they would get struck by lightning, so the idea is not new after all

13th November 2005, 04:54 PM	#5
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	Sorry to be such a stickler on these subjects, but it is the rare and most powerful of phurbas that would be made of meteorite. Certainly not all or even most. I only make this comment because someone with no knowledge of these might take your comment and pass it on as a general fact. This is why so many people think all keris were made with meteoric metals as well.

13th November 2005, 05:03 PM	#6
Pusaka Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 341	Apart from the Indonesians and the Tibetans which other cultures used Meteorite to make blades?

13th November 2005, 05:48 PM	#7
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	As per Jens provided quote the Indians obviously did some experimenting with the material as well. Again, not in any common practice as far as i know. There are a few modern bladesmiths who have used meteorite in purely contemporary creations.