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Bamboo · 27th October 2005, 01:02 AM

Hello All,

I am a practitioner of indonesian martial art Poekoelan Tjimindie Tulen and a recent proud owner of my first Keris given to me by my teacher. I have been reading on the forums for some time now and toying often with the idea of registering so that I could learn from all of you. My question today is to get an idea where some of you learned what you know about the care and upkeep of keris. Was it a lifetime interest and information came to you along the way or was it imparted onto you through your culture? What originally interested you in them. I would like to learn all I can about the workings of the keris in terms of taking care of the handle and the dress, along with cleaning of the blade itself. I am also very impressed with the overall knowledge that exists here and am looking forward to learning. Eventually I would like to be able to do all the work on keris myself and not have to appeal to an outside source to do it for me. Thanks very much and best to all.

27th October 2005, 01:02 AM	#1
Bamboo Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2	New User Introduction/Question for all Hello All, I am a practitioner of indonesian martial art Poekoelan Tjimindie Tulen and a recent proud owner of my first Keris given to me by my teacher. I have been reading on the forums for some time now and toying often with the idea of registering so that I could learn from all of you. My question today is to get an idea where some of you learned what you know about the care and upkeep of keris. Was it a lifetime interest and information came to you along the way or was it imparted onto you through your culture? What originally interested you in them. I would like to learn all I can about the workings of the keris in terms of taking care of the handle and the dress, along with cleaning of the blade itself. I am also very impressed with the overall knowledge that exists here and am looking forward to learning. Eventually I would like to be able to do all the work on keris myself and not have to appeal to an outside source to do it for me. Thanks very much and best to all.