An Unfortunate Fate of a Good (?) Keris

nechesh · 26th January 2005, 09:46 PM

I agree with Henk here. It's not a matter ofwhether or not redressing makes the blade look better. I my mind it is about respect for the blade and your ancestors. IOf this blade is pusaka it should be treated as such.

rasdan · 27th January 2005, 08:28 AM

Hi guys,

Thank you very much for the views. I got no problem showing this pusaka here because for me, the best contribution an old keris can give nowdays is its contribution to knowledge; and sharing is the answer.

Of course theres still some restrictions, but surely a picture here wont hurt a thing.

I guess i just give this old chap a propper dress so that he (?) will feel appreciated. I'm sure it has been a long time since he last had a propper dress.

Btw prime, i'm in KL and sadly i cannot make it to singapore this year. I'll try my best cleaning it myself and... time to use my warangan

. Hope it will work.

Alam Shah · 27th January 2005, 11:30 AM

OK, take care...and happy warangan.
> I'll try my best cleaning it myself and... time to use my warangan

. Hope it will work.

BTW, May I ask, what do you use for your warangan? Let me know the result.

Henk · 27th January 2005, 06:36 PM

Rasdan,

We are very ancious to see the result. I hope you will share it with us. I'm very happy that you are going to give this pusaka the honor it deserves. A very old blade in a good dress, no matter that the dress is a new one, makes a pure and lovely keris.

Just like Nechesh said, it is to pay your respect to the keris.

26th January 2005, 09:46 PM	#1
nechesh Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 940	I agree with Henk here. It's not a matter ofwhether or not redressing makes the blade look better. I my mind it is about respect for the blade and your ancestors. IOf this blade is pusaka it should be treated as such.

27th January 2005, 08:28 AM	#2
rasdan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur Posts: 369	Hi guys, Thank you very much for the views. I got no problem showing this pusaka here because for me, the best contribution an old keris can give nowdays is its contribution to knowledge; and sharing is the answer. Of course theres still some restrictions, but surely a picture here wont hurt a thing. I guess i just give this old chap a propper dress so that he (?) will feel appreciated. I'm sure it has been a long time since he last had a propper dress. Btw prime, i'm in KL and sadly i cannot make it to singapore this year. I'll try my best cleaning it myself and... time to use my warangan . Hope it will work.

27th January 2005, 11:30 AM	#3
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	OK, take care...and happy warangan. > I'll try my best cleaning it myself and... time to use my warangan . Hope it will work. BTW, May I ask, what do you use for your warangan? Let me know the result.

27th January 2005, 06:36 PM	#4
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Rasdan, We are very ancious to see the result. I hope you will share it with us. I'm very happy that you are going to give this pusaka the honor it deserves. A very old blade in a good dress, no matter that the dress is a new one, makes a pure and lovely keris. Just like Nechesh said, it is to pay your respect to the keris.