Agarwood oil for keris?

silkreeler · 1st September 2014, 12:52 PM

Thanks. Anyway, I'm still curious about other "flavoring" options, as sometimes I do find kerises with sharp musk like smell (misik?). Is there any criteria about which natural oils are safe on old blades? Say, PH?

A. G. Maisey · 1st September 2014, 02:23 PM

None that I know of. Its about keeping the spirit of the blade happy. Many people use menyan on Thursday night.

Sajen · 1st September 2014, 07:26 PM

I have a sewar which has a strong smell of clove oil. Alan, have you ever heard about the use of clove oil?

Regards,
Detlef

David · 1st September 2014, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

I have a sewar which has a strong smell of clove oil. Alan, have you ever heard about the use of clove oil?

A small amount of clove oil is traditional used for maintaining katanas and other Japanese blades.

Sajen · 1st September 2014, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by David

A small amount of clove oil is traditional used for maintaining katanas and other Japanese blades.

Hello David,

I've never smelled this oil, could the smell be such strong?

A. G. Maisey · 2nd September 2014, 01:13 AM

Yep, clove oil for Japanese blades.

I did use clove oil for a while on keris blades, probably 50 years ago. I didn't like it much --- but its good for toothache.

silkreeler · 2nd September 2014, 12:29 PM

Hi Sajen, clove is cengkeh. So just imagine an oil with very very intense aroma cengkeh. I heard that in the past the samurai may have used clove simply to differentiate between the oil for sword and oil for cooking. Not sure if it's true. Anyway, I was first shocked when I first smelled a katana, but then gradually I grew to like it better. The smell has some hint of courage and intensity, just my personal opinion. But I do like keris smells better. More options for expressions, from mysterious jasmine to noble cendana. But then some say jasmine is more suitable for feminine kerises. Is this some new, paranormal-based opinion, or is it one with strong cultural historical root?

Sajen · 2nd September 2014, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Yep, clove oil for Japanese blades.

I did use clove oil for a while on keris blades, probably 50 years ago. I didn't like it much --- but its good for toothache.

Yup, it help!

Thank you Alan and David.

2nd September 2014, 12:29 PM	#7
silkreeler Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 27	Hi Sajen, clove is cengkeh. So just imagine an oil with very very intense aroma cengkeh. I heard that in the past the samurai may have used clove simply to differentiate between the oil for sword and oil for cooking. Not sure if it's true. Anyway, I was first shocked when I first smelled a katana, but then gradually I grew to like it better. The smell has some hint of courage and intensity, just my personal opinion. But I do like keris smells better. More options for expressions, from mysterious jasmine to noble cendana. But then some say jasmine is more suitable for feminine kerises. Is this some new, paranormal-based opinion, or is it one with strong cultural historical root? Last edited by silkreeler; 2nd September 2014 at 12:49 PM.

1st September 2014, 12:52 PM	#1
silkreeler Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 27	Thanks. Anyway, I'm still curious about other "flavoring" options, as sometimes I do find kerises with sharp musk like smell (misik?). Is there any criteria about which natural oils are safe on old blades? Say, PH?

1st September 2014, 02:23 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	None that I know of. Its about keeping the spirit of the blade happy. Many people use menyan on Thursday night.

1st September 2014, 07:26 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,415	I have a sewar which has a strong smell of clove oil. Alan, have you ever heard about the use of clove oil? Regards, Detlef

2nd September 2014, 01:13 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,085	Yep, clove oil for Japanese blades. I did use clove oil for a while on keris blades, probably 50 years ago. I didn't like it much --- but its good for toothache.