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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 1st August 2017, 12:34 AM
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Posted By S.Workman
No offense, of course, I was just commenting....

No offense, of course, I was just commenting. You're a national treasure of this one small virtual country.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st July 2017, 09:29 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,003
Posted By S.Workman
You are one erudite fellow, did you know that?

You are one erudite fellow, did you know that?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th July 2017, 10:55 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,003
Posted By S.Workman
From the tip to but excluding the pesi is exactly...

From the tip to but excluding the pesi is exactly 18" measured straight down the center. So, not a keris corok? Or, not to most people?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th July 2017, 05:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,003
Posted By S.Workman
It isn't near me right now, but I'm going to say...

It isn't near me right now, but I'm going to say 18"
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th July 2017, 02:31 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,003
Posted By S.Workman
Thats intriguing, I wonder what made my informant...

Thats intriguing, I wonder what made my informant think of it as oversized? He saw a photo of it and knows the dimensions, perhaps something in the shape inspired him.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th July 2017, 02:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,003
Posted By S.Workman
Does anyone have a keris that is in fact a corok...

Does anyone have a keris that is in fact a corok that they would be willing to post? I would like to see one long enough to be worn like a sword, if its not too inconvenient.
Or, is the one Jean...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th July 2017, 01:27 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,003
Posted By S.Workman
Thats great, I love that word play. I still...

Thats great, I love that word play. I still wonder if a my keris qualifies as a corok, although my understanding of the keris is limited to a few books and the perusal of a few museum collections,...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th July 2017, 10:47 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,003
Posted By S.Workman
Good morning guys, I believe the fellow who...

Good morning guys,
I believe the fellow who provided the information is from Java. I didn't want to pry, I don't know him that well.
So it's a descriptive but somewhat ironic term? It brings to...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th July 2017, 01:45 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,003
Posted By S.Workman
Meaning of corok?

I have a rather long Bali keris, and it was recently described to me by a Facebook gentleman as a "keris corok". I look in vain on the web or in my (admittedly minute) library of keris books for this...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th July 2017, 02:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,374
Posted By S.Workman
I've read them all, they are really hilarious....

I've read them all, they are really hilarious. Flash is just the worst.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th July 2017, 11:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,374
Posted By S.Workman
Unreadable as in formatted badly or unreadable as...

Unreadable as in formatted badly or unreadable as in soporific to the modern reader?
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th July 2017, 11:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,517
Posted By S.Workman
Thanks, that's very interesting! What are they...

Thanks, that's very interesting! What are they holding? It looks like a torch of some kind.
It's so nice to get these bags. There used to be so much great art on the green coffee bags, and I have...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th July 2017, 07:49 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 20,609
Posted By S.Workman
OK, thanks very much. For money reasons, it's...

OK, thanks very much. For money reasons, it's good to know. I ordered a copy, and it may be the last one available so I guess I scooted on under the wire!
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th July 2017, 07:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,517
Posted By S.Workman
Well, he's still pretty neat...

Well, he's still pretty neat...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th July 2017, 04:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,517
Posted By S.Workman
Just a little something amusing

In my normal life, I am an importer and roaster of premium coffees. I regularly buy this truly wonderful Balinese coffee, with fruity notes of melon and citrus and a remarkably high caffeine content....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th July 2017, 12:23 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 20,609
Posted By S.Workman
Has anyone seen both this new volume and Mr...

Has anyone seen both this new volume and Mr Greffioz' other book The Kris, A Passion from Indonesia? Anything duplicated, or is the new volume all new entries? I am trying to determine if I ought to...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th July 2017, 12:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,374
Posted By S.Workman
Has anyone written a book about precolonial...

Has anyone written a book about precolonial times? Something like Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa but with the islands of Indonesia as a back drop? Perhaps the national character, if there is such a thing...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th July 2017, 02:33 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,374
Posted By S.Workman
Excellent, thank you so much for those...

Excellent, thank you so much for those recommendations. I will most definitely look into those.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd July 2017, 09:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,374
Posted By S.Workman
Works of fiction/history?

Its been a long while since I was here; its very good to see some familiar names and that the interest is still strong in the keris.
I was wondering if anyone knows of works of fiction or...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 23rd May 2015, 12:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,737
Posted By S.Workman
Probably not. If you are interested in this...

Probably not. If you are interested in this subject, you should collect museum catalogs, exhibition guides, and archaeological guides in this area; there are lots. When Sotheby's or Christie's...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd May 2015, 10:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,156
Posted By S.Workman
It has probably been in a collection, or...

It has probably been in a collection, or collections, for a long time. When that occurs (common in Europe) adventurous people sometimes try to clean them with files, steel wool, whatever. That will...
Forum: European Armoury 21st May 2015, 10:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,156
Posted By S.Workman
This is a quite common type for the Late Bronze...

This is a quite common type for the Late Bronze Age in Central Europe. The holes are to run a cross tie of wood or bronze through to affix the socket to the spear shaft. The basic form of this spear...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 18th May 2015, 10:06 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,751
Posted By S.Workman
Perhaps this is a foolish question, but what lies...

Perhaps this is a foolish question, but what lies behind the rarity of these objects? Have they been ignored, or unremarked by collectors, until now? They don't seem all that fragile so they ought to...
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 8th May 2015, 10:45 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,761
Posted By S.Workman
Turns out I have some LV, I have a piece of...

Turns out I have some LV, I have a piece of propeller bearing, I just didn't know what it was. I am a snitcher and hoarder of wood from way back, I have a million pieces of wood from all over. After....
Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania 6th May 2015, 03:54 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,761
Posted By S.Workman
Nice, thank you.

Nice, thank you.
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