Old keris Iron Vs modern keris

[marto suwignyo]

Maybe all keris craftsmen can use meteor material to make keris if they know how to use meteor material.

The truth is that during the last 50 years at least only one keris maker known to use meteor material:- Empu Djeno Harumbrojo.

One other keris maker in Solo make two keris with using pamor material from meteor but that Solo keris maker do not prepare the meteor to be able to use. Somebody not from Indonesia prepare the meteor and give to the Solo keris maker to use for pamor material.

Meteor can be weld if wrap in iron and then weld and wash, but technology with technique that use in Jawa can not make pure meteor pamor material. To make pure pamor material the difficulties very high if the technology to use is the traditional technology of Jawa.