Show us your Talismanic markings on keris blades

A. G. Maisey · 30th December 2016, 08:39 AM

They're made because somebody forgot to use alloy jaw covers on his vice. Even folded newspaper would have done.

Talismanic value is to remind one to take care playing with things they do not understand very well.

Sajen · 30th December 2016, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

They're made because somebody forgot to use alloy jaw covers on his vice. Even folded newspaper would have done.

Hello Green,

agree complete with Alan, this marks a more as typical for a vice.

Regards,
Detlef

Green · 30th December 2016, 09:04 AM

Ah... yes, Alan's explanation makes perfect sense for this blade! Many thanks. I'm learning new things everyday!

what about the first blade I showed...would that considered some form of artifact and not a purposely made marking?

Jean · 30th December 2016, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello Green,

agree complete with Alan, this marks a more as typical for a vice.

Regards,
Detlef

If these diamond-shaped marks were imprinted by vice jaws they should be of equal size (unless the vice is very rustic) which does not seem to be the case from the pics: the marks look of larger size up the blade but this may be a perspective effect?
Regards

A. G. Maisey · 30th December 2016, 08:05 PM

Green, pics will not be of any use to me, I need the thing in my hand, and a 3X loupe in my eye.

Jean, to you these marks may be something to be investigated, analysed, given careful thought, and then a decision made. To me they are as clear as reading a sentence that I have already read many, many times. I've even been guilty of writing that sentence once, when I was about 13 or 14 years old. These marks were made by the blade being clamped into a holding device. That device is usually a bench vice, but some hand tools do leave a similar imprint.

Gustav · 30th December 2016, 09:02 PM

Yes, we see them quite often on Malayan Keris.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=vice+marks

The magic of modernisation.

Green · 31st December 2016, 03:34 AM

Gustav,

Many thanks for the link! getting to understand it a bit better ( i think)...

Jean · 31st December 2016, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Gustav

Yes, we see them quite often on Malayan Keris.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=vice+marks

The magic of modernisation.

Thank you Gustav, it was an interesting discussion!

Jean · 3rd March 2017, 07:51 PM

I own this old Batak chopping knife, the strong blade has one cutting edge and a convex section, and it shows irregular crisscross lines on a significant part of the surface. By close examination it seems that the entire surface was initially crisscrossed but it was polished towards the edge probably for maintaining the sharp cutting edge.
These lines were clearly incised for any reason and not imprinted by a vice or other clamping tool.
Regards

3rd March 2017, 07:51 PM	#9
Jean Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,740	Crisscross lines on a Batak knife I own this old Batak chopping knife, the strong blade has one cutting edge and a convex section, and it shows irregular crisscross lines on a significant part of the surface. By close examination it seems that the entire surface was initially crisscrossed but it was polished towards the edge probably for maintaining the sharp cutting edge. These lines were clearly incised for any reason and not imprinted by a vice or other clamping tool. Regards Attached Images

30th December 2016, 08:39 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	They're made because somebody forgot to use alloy jaw covers on his vice. Even folded newspaper would have done. Talismanic value is to remind one to take care playing with things they do not understand very well.

30th December 2016, 09:04 AM	#3
Green Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 321	Ah... yes, Alan's explanation makes perfect sense for this blade! Many thanks. I'm learning new things everyday! what about the first blade I showed...would that considered some form of artifact and not a purposely made marking?

30th December 2016, 08:05 PM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Green, pics will not be of any use to me, I need the thing in my hand, and a 3X loupe in my eye. Jean, to you these marks may be something to be investigated, analysed, given careful thought, and then a decision made. To me they are as clear as reading a sentence that I have already read many, many times. I've even been guilty of writing that sentence once, when I was about 13 or 14 years old. These marks were made by the blade being clamped into a holding device. That device is usually a bench vice, but some hand tools do leave a similar imprint.

30th December 2016, 09:02 PM	#6
Gustav Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,273	Yes, we see them quite often on Malayan Keris. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=vice+marks The magic of modernisation.

31st December 2016, 03:34 AM	#7
Green Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 321	Gustav, Many thanks for the link! getting to understand it a bit better ( i think)...