Modern keris bethok

Rick · 13th April 2023, 04:26 AM

I also like it.

No core, right?

jagabuwana · 13th April 2023, 07:08 AM

The pamor goes all the way to the edges. I'm not sure if this means there is no core or if there is a core but it hasn't been exposed. How can I tell?

Gustav · 13th April 2023, 08:35 AM

From what I see in the picture, it has a core.

David · 13th April 2023, 02:48 PM

There is a wood known as Kamagong which is sometimes called "Philippine Macassar Ebony". I can't say for sure if this is that wood or not. Examples i have seen seen to have more veins of darker coloured wood running throughout and i believe it is these darker areas of the wood that leads people to liken it to ebony.

A. G. Maisey · 13th April 2023, 05:24 PM

What we are looking at here in your example David is a log that has been milled to use both sapwood and heartwood;- the sapwood is light coloured and the heartwood is dark coloured.

Only the heartwood of any of the ebony trees is valuable, if we see only the sapwood, it is very difficult to know exactly what we are looking at.

David · 14th April 2023, 01:53 AM

Yes Alan. That’s why I wrote “I can’t be sure if this is that wood or not.”

A. G. Maisey · 14th April 2023, 12:45 PM

Yes, understood.

13th April 2023, 02:48 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	There is a wood known as Kamagong which is sometimes called "Philippine Macassar Ebony". I can't say for sure if this is that wood or not. Examples i have seen seen to have more veins of darker coloured wood running throughout and i believe it is these darker areas of the wood that leads people to liken it to ebony. Attached Images

13th April 2023, 04:26 AM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	I also like it. No core, right?

13th April 2023, 07:08 AM	#2
jagabuwana Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 290	The pamor goes all the way to the edges. I'm not sure if this means there is no core or if there is a core but it hasn't been exposed. How can I tell?

13th April 2023, 08:35 AM	#3
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,280	From what I see in the picture, it has a core.

13th April 2023, 05:24 PM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	What we are looking at here in your example David is a log that has been milled to use both sapwood and heartwood;- the sapwood is light coloured and the heartwood is dark coloured. Only the heartwood of any of the ebony trees is valuable, if we see only the sapwood, it is very difficult to know exactly what we are looking at.

14th April 2023, 01:53 AM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	Yes Alan. That’s why I wrote “I can’t be sure if this is that wood or not.”

14th April 2023, 12:45 PM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,015	Yes, understood.