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2nd September 2006, 07:23 AM
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A beauty...
John,
Overall, a beautiful blade with beautiful fittings.  Hmmm... now waiting for mine... 
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2nd September 2006, 03:34 PM
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Gorgeous pamor and a beautiful job of re-dressing. I realize it is not necessarily the tradition with this type of blade, but i might be tempted give it a staining to really pop that pattern out.
 Nik did a great job.
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2nd September 2006, 04:35 PM
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Wonderful !
A beautiful piece of workmanship John !
There is a real sense of harmony in all the aspects of this keris . Rick |
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2nd September 2006, 04:44 PM
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Ahhhh..... droooool....
John, you really do attract top quality Bugis blades. And the dress is befitting of the fantastic blade.
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2nd September 2006, 05:06 PM
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Would anyone care to take a stab
 at the origin of John's blade. Frankly, the Bugis blades still confuse me quite a bit as does the various styles of dress. Should i assume Nik carved this dress in accordance with the suspected origins of the blade? In what areas does the style hold for a bit of the gonjo to remain showing above the sampir and what is the reason for this?
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2nd September 2006, 05:21 PM
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Great Keris with a fantastic blade!
Congratulations John, Michael |
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3rd September 2006, 02:44 AM
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Thanks.
Thanks to all for the encouraging/kind comments. Indeed it's gratifying to see a job well done.
Shahrial, I believe yours would be ready in no time. Do please post some pictures. In the meantime, I'm holding my breath... Kai Wee, let it be known many of your outstanding pieces have been my benchmarks. Another project with Nik will come and the fittings will base on a picture you once sent upon my request. Nik Dee opined the blade as Riau Bugis and helped made the selection of sampir and hulu after discussions. The choice of pendokok and butut (after seeing how good it looks on a Kai Wee piece) were mine. |
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