Pameran Keris Kamardikan - Kamardikan Keris Exhibition 27 - 28 Aug 2016

[Jean]

Originally Posted by David

Rasdan, were you referring to the keris in post #32?
It is beautiful, btw, but at the risk of displaying my ignorance it doesn't look like what i understand as pamor tambal.

Hello David,
Rasdan and Alan are referring to the keris in posts #30 and 31 I think.
Regards

[A. G. Maisey]

Yes, the Bali one.

Strictly speaking "tambal" is a patch that mends something, but in this Bali keris the patches are not the pieces of pamor, the "tambal" is --- I believe --- the strips between the pieces of pamor:- look very closely at the way the grain continues from one island of pamor to the next, and then look even more closely at the junction between the black separating strip and the solid black border material.

I'd need to handle it to be certain of what I think has been done, but in any case, however it was done it is brilliant work.

[satsujinken]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Yes, the Bali one.

Strictly speaking "tambal" is a patch that mends something, but in this Bali keris the patches are not the pieces of pamor, the "tambal" is --- I believe --- the strips between the pieces of pamor:- look very closely at the way the grain continues from one island of pamor to the next, and then look even more closely at the junction between the black separating strip and the solid black border material.

I'd need to handle it to be certain of what I think has been done, but in any case, however it was done it is brilliant work.

if you happen to drop by Indonesia and visit Jakarta, I'd be happy to arrange a nice afternoon coffee session with the owner

[A. G. Maisey]

Thank you for your kind offer, but I normally don't go to Jakarta when I'm in Indonesia, additionally, I'm back from Jawa only a few weeks ago, so it will probably be sometime next year before I go again.

But I will keep your offer in mind and contact you if I do go to Jakarta.

Thanks again.

[David]

Originally Posted by Jean

Hello David,
Rasdan and Alan are referring to the keris in posts #30 and 31 I think.
Regards

Thanks for pushing the point Jean and clearing this up. Rasdan's remark came right after post #32 which as i stated did not look like tambal to my eye at all which is why i asked the question. I became even more confused when Alan responded after my query specifically naming post #32 that he did indeed think it was tambal. I do agree that the Bali keris in post #31 does indeed look like a form of tambal.

[rasdan]

Hi David,

Sorry for my late reply. As suggested by Jean, I am referring to keris in post 31. It is just that at that time I think that the pamor bits are inserted into the baja, but upon closer inspection I think Alan is right, the baja are the ones that were inserted into the pamor.

[A. G. Maisey]

Sorry for causing confusion David.

I didn't check the post number because there was only one blade there with pamor that gave the appearance of tambal, and I mistakenly thought you were talking about that one.

My apologies.