here's one for the Capt'n!
 

About a month ago I got this keris on ebay; turns out that it was Captain Smash who sold it to me! He sold it because it didn't have any fittings.

Sooo.... here's the keris, fitted out! yeah, I know, it ain't 'echt', or whatever word is used in Indonesia, but I feel that it came out pretty good. Wrangka in Sandang Walikat style, rosewood with Ebony and Pink Ivory wood trim; ukiran of Pink Ivory wood in Balinese style, I think it's 'bondolan'.

Now, can anybody enlighten me as to the pamor and its qualities? and I know, it most probably isn't old, but I bought it because it appealed to me. I tend to go for quality of manufacture and 'vibes' more than age.

Nice xcuse ... :rolleyes: I like the pamor, can you get a close up of the ricikan ?

ricikan coming up; I'm just learning to take this kind of picture.

Pamor...
 

Pamor pattern is Ngulit Semongko, (Watermelon skin). ;)

Nice work Montino :) ......all ive managed to do for my other keris blade in the time since then is get a mendak :p

I made the wrangka myself!
 

It was very interesting to make the wrangka, and I managed to make it so the keris does not rattle in it, but feens snug. The ukiran was made by a friend of mine in Bali, a very gifted carver. I brought the wood with me on my last visit there last year.