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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th November 2025, 12:40 AM
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Posted By A. G. Maisey
The kembang kacang is broken, so I'm guessing...

The kembang kacang is broken, so I'm guessing that an akut is what is called a kembang kacang in Jawa.

It is a pity that it is not perfect, but something like this in Jawa/Bali is normally given...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th November 2025, 03:16 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,884
Posted By A. G. Maisey
"Why could it not, or why should it not have a...

"Why could it not, or why should it not have a steel core if it is made of a homogenous material?"

Long answer short:- once a blade is made from two or more materials that do not share a common...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th November 2025, 09:51 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,884
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yeah, that makes sense Tatyana. But to me,...

Yeah, that makes sense Tatyana.

But to me, it seems a bit silly to make a keris blade from wootz.

The big positive quality of wootz is supposedly its superior cutting quality, but this is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th November 2025, 09:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,884
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Yes IP, true. What we see & believe when...

Yes IP, true.

What we see & believe when we're on the outside looking in is very often a lot different to what we find the truth to be when we're on the inside, looking out.

It can be pretty...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th November 2025, 11:54 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,884
Posted By A. G. Maisey
First I've seen like that Tatyana. Thank you. ...

First I've seen like that Tatyana. Thank you.

Yes, I think Sumatera would be more likely --- maybe much more likely --- to have had blades made of wootz than Jawa.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th November 2025, 08:24 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,884
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Adam, what you are looking for is a "quench"...

Adam, what you are looking for is a "quench" line, not a temper line, it indicates the point at which the quench might have stopped, it is a change in colour of the material, but it can disappear...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th November 2025, 05:31 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,884
Posted By A. G. Maisey
Jaga, this keris has no pamor, it is all from the...

Jaga, this keris has no pamor, it is all from the same material, it has no core.

Don't forget that before ferric material is mixed with nickel bearing material, that ferric material needs to be...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 24th November 2025, 11:11 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,884
Posted By A. G. Maisey
That is a very astute observation, IP. Very....

That is a very astute observation, IP.

Very.

Well done.

That thought never crossed my mind, but it should have.

Here is are two photos of something I made, it has over 4000 nominal layers...
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