Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Today, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 23
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Adam, we can see a place on the blade where the...
Adam, we can see a place on the blade where the pamor has separated from something, if that something is not a core or the remnant of an inserted edge, then what is it?
It might be a layer of iron...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
Today, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 17
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That is one of the problems with colours on a...
That is one of the problems with colours on a computer screen --- & worse on a phone screen --- it is "the hues" that we see:- they vary from screen to screen.
My desktop computer is regularly...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
13th February 2026, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,116
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th February 2026, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 23
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Hilt.
To my eye the entire hilt looks like it...
Hilt.
To my eye the entire hilt looks like it has been soaked in very strong tea, or maybe even coffee, & then given a good rubbing with coconut husk.
Blade core
I very much doubt that this is a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th February 2026, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,116
That does appear to be separation of the pamor...
That does appear to be separation of the pamor layer from the steel core, it would surprise me if this keris did not have a core, it appears to have some age, and this type of pamor is not usually...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
12th February 2026, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,116
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th February 2026, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th February 2026, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,271
It is perhaps wise to "kill" any possibility of...
It is perhaps wise to "kill" any possibility of acid remaining on a blade, other people in the West who clean rusted artefacts with acid do recommend this, & I sometimes do it, sometimes not.
I've...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th February 2026, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,271
Any acid will do the job Martin, I used to use...
Any acid will do the job Martin, I used to use pineapple juice, which was truly excellent, but this was more than 20 years ago when I was able to buy big tins of fresh, natural Australian pineapple...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th February 2026, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,271
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th February 2026, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,271
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th February 2026, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,271
Martin, all I use is just ordinary household...
Martin, all I use is just ordinary household white vinegar.
I get the blade as clean and oil free as possible first by washing with dishwash liquid, then I put it into a wall paper trough --- that...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
6th February 2026, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,271
Martin, I do not know what the "best" method is...
Martin, I do not know what the "best" method is to derust ferric material, I only know what i have been using for about 70 years now, & that I find to be unfailingly satisfactory, & that is vinegar. ...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
5th February 2026, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,271
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
2nd February 2026, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 34,201
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
1st February 2026, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
30th January 2026, 03:29 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 34,201
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
28th January 2026, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,243
No Jay, your thoughts in respect of spiritual...
No Jay, your thoughts in respect of spiritual content in a keris were not entirely wrong.
Keris "knowledge" is knowledge of belief systems, and different people & groups of people hold differing...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th January 2026, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,243
Jay, my quoted times are based on working with...
Jay, my quoted times are based on working with traditional hand tools, not electric tools. I do not know of anybody today who uses the traditional tools. Electric tools are very much faster.
In...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
26th January 2026, 03:49 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,243
If you ask a working keris maker how long it...
If you ask a working keris maker how long it takes to make a keris you are likely to get an answer like 6 months, or a year, or some other rather lengthy period.
I cannot comment on how long it...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
25th January 2026, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,243
The pointy thing below the Naga's mouth?
I...
The pointy thing below the Naga's mouth?
I do not think that our naga is holding it, based upon what I believe I can see in the photos I think it has a couple of functions, firstly, it occupies a...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th January 2026, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,243
Thank you for your compliments Jay.
I doubt...
Thank you for your compliments Jay.
I doubt very much that anybody understands "--- all about keris --- ". We all understand a little bit, and even putting together all of today's more or less...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th January 2026, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,243
That is a real good thread Rick, I reckon Jay...
That is a real good thread Rick, I reckon Jay could gain a lot from that.
Hell --- I gained a lot from it, especially when I looked at photos of my friends who have passed, & I'm still here.
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th January 2026, 04:20 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,243
Jay, please let me comment on your use of the...
Jay, please let me comment on your use of the word "empu".
This word can also be spelt as "mpu", in Old Javanese it had the meaning of a gentleman, a respected member of the community. In modern...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
24th January 2026, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,243
[QUThank you very much once again for your...
[QUThank you very much once again for your insight That picture of the pre-carving keris is very interesting, thank you I thought the luk are forged though? Or do they get carved out of the picture...
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