Looking for info on contemporary Keris Buda´s

A. G. Maisey · 21st October 2009, 08:31 PM

There are several substances that are used to achieve an aged look. This blade probably used two , one after the other.

To many people the finish that this blade carries is seen as desireable.

David · 21st October 2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

To many people the finish that this blade carries is seen as desireable.

I find the finish appealing, but i don't really care for the serrated, jagged edge look.

Jussi M. · 21st October 2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

There are several substances that are used to achieve an aged look. This blade probably used two , one after the other.

To many people the finish that this blade carries is seen as desireable.

Well, I guess it´s the same as with pre-distressed watchbands and jeans really

I like the looks, I just guess I´d prefer new things to look their age

But, if it is being sold as new instead of a rare, collectors, antique It´s ok.

Rick · 22nd October 2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Jussi M.

I like the looks, I just guess I´d prefer new things to look their age

I agree with you in this Jussi .

Let's not hide artistry under artificial pits .

A. G. Maisey · 22nd October 2009, 11:19 AM

Rick, from the point of view of some Javanese keris fanciers, the finish that this blade has been given is, in fact, artistry, that enhances, rather than detracts from the blade. I can understand that it is not to your taste, and frankly, not really to my taste either, but for some people it spells "excellence" with a capital "E".

The question of an attempt to decieve simply does not arise.

This keris has been made to the proportions of a keris buda, but upon a massive scale, and incorporating stylistic variations that are not found in a KB.

It was never intended to replicate a KB, but to be a work of art in the form of a KB. It is a truly massive keris, you cannot really envisage how massive until you hold it.

Rick · 23rd October 2009, 12:38 AM

I understand Alan .
Twenty years and a couple of owners hence though ??

A. G. Maisey · 23rd October 2009, 01:31 AM

Not a possibility with this one Rick.

I emphasise:- it is MASSIVE.

Nobody who had ever handled a keris, let alone a keris Buda, could possibly mistake this art work for an original KB.My pics don't do it justice, it is really a superb piece of work.

Rick · 23rd October 2009, 03:45 AM

Understood then; a giant among KB it is .

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21st October 2009, 08:31 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	There are several substances that are used to achieve an aged look. This blade probably used two , one after the other. To many people the finish that this blade carries is seen as desireable.

22nd October 2009, 11:19 AM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Rick, from the point of view of some Javanese keris fanciers, the finish that this blade has been given is, in fact, artistry, that enhances, rather than detracts from the blade. I can understand that it is not to your taste, and frankly, not really to my taste either, but for some people it spells "excellence" with a capital "E". The question of an attempt to decieve simply does not arise. This keris has been made to the proportions of a keris buda, but upon a massive scale, and incorporating stylistic variations that are not found in a KB. It was never intended to replicate a KB, but to be a work of art in the form of a KB. It is a truly massive keris, you cannot really envisage how massive until you hold it.

23rd October 2009, 12:38 AM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	I understand Alan . Twenty years and a couple of owners hence though ??

23rd October 2009, 01:31 AM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Not a possibility with this one Rick. I emphasise:- it is MASSIVE. Nobody who had ever handled a keris, let alone a keris Buda, could possibly mistake this art work for an original KB.My pics don't do it justice, it is really a superb piece of work.

23rd October 2009, 03:45 AM	#8
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Understood then; a giant among KB it is .