Keris-Yogya nice wood Waranka

[Roland_M]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Roland, it seems to me that the quality you like in that wrongko wood is its chatoyancy. There are a lot of chatoyant woods available, and it would surprise me if you could not source something suitable from a specialist supplier in your part of the world. You could start by looking for pau marfin, bubinga, fiddle back maple, sapele --- lots of stuff around, it will most likely be quarter sawn. Maybe just doing a Google search for "chatoyant wood" will give you some results. Knife makers supplies and musical instrument supplies and makers are often a good source of quality woods.

Hello Alan,

thank you for your advise! The term "Chatoyant Wood" is a great step forward for me!
Oh and I like everything on my Waranka, the carving including its imperfections, the structure and color, the silky gloss of the wood, simply everything.
And to me it seems, that no one shares my admiration for this Keris, so this wonderful little artwork (in my eyes) was perhaps made especially for me and my perception.


Roland