Thanks to Empu Kumis for the pointers.
Well, maybe we should give the Madura smiths a little break. At least they are working on improving their keris-making craft... short-cuts or not.
And while I hope that would not be the way it goes, but these Madurese smiths may be one of the few last 'bastion' of keris-making. Hopefully out of the chafe, a few of these smiths will rise to be nearly as good as the smiths and empus of old. But 1st they must visit more museums and read more books with pictures of good old kerises...
