The Beginning:- A Question

[Bejo]

Hi, I think the beginning part is the pesi. Because from the video about making keris that I watched, the first part that was shaped is pesi.

Regards,

Joe

[Henk]

When we unsheath the sheathed keris, the point is to the sky. First vivisble is the gonjo. Then we look upwards at the blade ending at the point.

Counting luks ends also at the point of the blade. So for me the end is the point the beginning the gonjo.

[A. G. Maisey]

Thank you Joe, and thank you Henk.

[Marcokeris]

I don't know where there is the beginning of the blade . I always look at the blade as a whole and, passively, I feel if there is a feeling

[Sajen]

Hello Alan,
The big end is for me the beginning of the blade!

Regards,
Detlef

[A. G. Maisey]

Thank you Marco and Detlef

[A. G. Maisey]

I've found a few minutes to do a summary of the ideas we have to date.

What I find is that we have the beginning of the blade voted for as follows:-

Big End, I'm thinking of this as the whole of the sor-soran = 2 votes
Little End, the point = 2 votes
Pesi = 4 votes, or possibly 5 or 6 votes
Gonjo = 4 votes
No precise point or location at all = 3 votes

Jean, to clarify, when you say "the tip of the pesi", do you mean the end of the pesi, or do you mean where the pesi joins the blade?

I am hoping that we can get at least two more opinions before moving on.

EDIT

I've been turning this diversity of opinion over in my mind, and I have come to the conclusion that, just as with the keris itself, there is not really much hope of an overwhelming weight of opinion one way or another. Not even with another few votes thrown into the ring. I feel that we might need to move forward without too much more delay.