Javanese Keris ID

JustYS · 15th August 2024, 06:32 AM

Thank you very much for your detailed explanation Alan.

I guess most of us non Keris makers fixates on forge work is because at first we attracted to the pamor when looking at Keris.

Thanks to you and the forum, we learn that garap should carry much more weight in appraising Keris.

Thank you.

A. G. Maisey · 15th August 2024, 06:49 AM

Forge work is no longer a common trade, it is active & flashy and no untrained person can understand it, there is fire and sparks and thumping hammers.

How can somebody sitting quietly & making adjustments of a fraction of a millimeter with a jewelers file compete with the magic & mystery of the forge?

Actually Empu Suparman used to prioritise garap in his appraisal of a blade.

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15th August 2024, 06:32 AM	#1
JustYS Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 145	Thank you very much for your detailed explanation Alan. I guess most of us non Keris makers fixates on forge work is because at first we attracted to the pamor when looking at Keris. Thanks to you and the forum, we learn that garap should carry much more weight in appraising Keris. Thank you.

15th August 2024, 06:49 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Forge work is no longer a common trade, it is active & flashy and no untrained person can understand it, there is fire and sparks and thumping hammers. How can somebody sitting quietly & making adjustments of a fraction of a millimeter with a jewelers file compete with the magic & mystery of the forge? Actually Empu Suparman used to prioritise garap in his appraisal of a blade.