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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th January 2011, 01:14 PM
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Posted By Newsteel
Thanks Kai Wee, that is very nice. Should come...

Thanks Kai Wee, that is very nice. Should come and 'audit' your private arsenal some day :D

The first pic posted by kulbuntet s totally of different form. It's not the typical tapak kuda form,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2011, 10:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,823
Posted By Newsteel
Thank you so much Maurice. Oh ya, my pedang...

Thank you so much Maurice.

Oh ya, my pedang shealth looks like previously there was prada mas (gold leaf) finishing on it. But it was all ruin (I think) when someone tried to clean it. :D
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2011, 12:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,108
Posted By Newsteel
Oh... twisted core!!! great workmanship from a...

Oh... twisted core!!! great workmanship from a master no doubt! Congrats. :eek:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2011, 12:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,823
Posted By Newsteel
Sword to identify

What is it - a kalawija golok or pedang? Due to that it has kembang kacang. The total length including the hilt is near 22 inches. Pamor untu walang or uler lulut (not quite visible, as the blade was...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 29th January 2011, 11:50 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,897
Posted By Newsteel
The top hilt, tapak kuda with makara form???? I...

The top hilt, tapak kuda with makara form???? I think its unique....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th December 2010, 03:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,828
Posted By Newsteel
Good selection of wood. Nice. Yup the hilt looked...

Good selection of wood. Nice. Yup the hilt looked rather unusual from that angle of picture.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th December 2010, 03:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,383
Posted By Newsteel
Common gentlemen, you got to be serious. Look at...

Common gentlemen, you got to be serious. Look at the dapur. It's the dukun (shaman or male witch) himself... lol :D
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 5th December 2010, 02:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,463
Posted By Newsteel
I'm fortunate enough to browse through that new...

I'm fortunate enough to browse through that new book and I like it. A book about sajen kerises and with good photos.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 27th November 2010, 09:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 15,059
Posted By Newsteel
Kai Weeeeee....... !!!!! I like that pudak...

Kai Weeeeee....... !!!!! I like that pudak setegal piece.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 11th April 2009, 08:41 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 11,173
Posted By Newsteel
Very good catch...! congratulations.

Very good catch...! congratulations.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 26th March 2009, 02:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,007
Posted By Newsteel
Another debatable keris. Some would look at this...

Another debatable keris. Some would look at this as Minang piece eventhough the sampir (wrangka) is distinctively of Palembang style.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th March 2009, 02:36 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 8,046
Posted By Newsteel
Very nice sikin aceh.. Especially when the hilt...

Very nice sikin aceh.. Especially when the hilt is of rhino horn, most I found have cracks or damage.
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 25th March 2009, 01:49 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 11,524
Posted By Newsteel
Sorry but this is not the tajong (as we know from...

Sorry but this is not the tajong (as we know from northern Malaysia or southern Thailand). All is not the right form, the blade is recently made not by a pandai (empu).
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 6th March 2009, 05:26 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 16,955
Posted By Newsteel
Not bad at all....

Not bad at all....
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd February 2009, 12:53 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 10,876
Posted By Newsteel
The greneng (ron dha) doesn't suggest it is...

The greneng (ron dha) doesn't suggest it is Javanese. Close to Bali or Lombok to me. But I love this kind of sublime luks (waves).
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 23rd February 2009, 12:48 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 8,097
Posted By Newsteel
A friend ever brought a similar ivory piece to a...

A friend ever brought a similar ivory piece to a late mastercarver in Kelantan (northern Malaysia) and hope to seek some pointers how a mranggi would achieved something like this. The explaination he...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 19th February 2009, 09:25 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 8,097
Posted By Newsteel
Appreciation of Palembang hilt

Has been a while not logging in here due to work restriction.
I thought I can share this lovely ivory Palembang hilt. Still looking crisp but yet have some age patina to it. Probably not very old. ...
Forum: Swap Forum 17th November 2008, 09:21 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 17,802
Posted By Newsteel
:eek: :eek: :eek: Brekele, as much as I like...

:eek: :eek: :eek: Brekele, as much as I like listening to rocker Goo Goo dolls, but the ones you've posted are definitely NOT. Those demons are nasty stuffs!!! very very nasty jenglot!!!
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 17th November 2008, 03:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,789
Posted By Newsteel
Hi Michael, I haven't got to see the blade...

Hi Michael,

I haven't got to see the blade long enough. Only saw it when Adni was cleaning the blade. I'm not saying a bahari because this keris is much longer than typical bahari. Yup like Kai...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th November 2008, 12:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,789
Posted By Newsteel
There you go !!!! Congratulations!!!! I...

There you go !!!! Congratulations!!!!

I can't help but looking at the coteng hilt. Very detail. This one is so much different as you can see the coteng wearing a necklace & his legs squatting on...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 15th November 2008, 12:27 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,614
Posted By Newsteel
Thank you Kai Wee. OK I promise. :D

Thank you Kai Wee. OK I promise. :D
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 14th November 2008, 08:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,614
Posted By Newsteel
New boy in town.

I found this only the blade and so I thought to get him a new fitting (maybe a temporary one). I got a ‘All-Singapore wood’ - a piece of Kemuning log and Sena wood all harvested from a forested area...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 31st October 2008, 10:28 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 23,244
Posted By Newsteel
Hi Michael, No I do not suggest he carved...

Hi Michael,

No I do not suggest he carved this hilt. I do not have any good source about Tengku Ibrahim Tengku Wook. What was known is that he is a well-known mastercarver at Terengganu. He is...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th October 2008, 01:41 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 23,244
Posted By Newsteel
Michael, You are one lucky guy!!! It is...

Michael,
You are one lucky guy!!! It is beautiful... .

The sampir and scabbard is malay (most probably Terengganu). And typical also you can find at the bottom tip is in the form called the patat...
Forum: Keris Warung Kopi 30th October 2008, 01:31 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,506
Posted By Newsteel
Yup, a madura keris it is. As Rick mentioned, you...

Yup, a madura keris it is. As Rick mentioned, you need to clean it to remove all the rust, using citrus or pineapple juice to start. The blade may not be the best workmanship but interestingly, the...
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