new keris for comment

[David]

Originally Posted by Newsteel

It looks to me that the wrangka is not timoho. I could see the flashing grain like kemuning wood. The contrast dark/black pattern on the wood I found here is not like a typical timoho.

There are many different varieties of Timoho wood, some people believing that each type has it's own talismanic powers. I believe the spotting is referred to as "Pelet":
http://old.blades.free.fr/keris/intr...a/warangka.htm
That being said, this wood is sometimes faked with stains or paint. This is often easy to tell on close inspection. These photos are not very clear, so i wouldn't make any judgement from them.
Age is always a difficult thing to pin down with keris, especially solely from photos and even more so when the photos aren't that clear. Your keris doesn't appear to be a modern age contemporary keris, but it also doesn't seem too old. Could be late 19th - early 20th century.
It may just be the photos, but the hilt looks newer than the blade and the sheath.

[kai]

That being said, this wood is sometimes faked with stains or paint. This is often easy to tell on close inspection.

I'm pretty sure the contrasting wood is genuine: The spots along the edges are consistent on both adjoining surfaces which is very difficult to fake, especially if you keep an eye on the grain structure.

Regards,
Kai

[David]

I'm pretty sure i agree with you Kai. I was just trying to cover all the bases. If this were faked it is very well done.

[Marcokeris]

Also in my opinion the wood is Timoho. The kind of kayu timoho is incredible. Not only from wood to wood but also how you cut the wood (angle's cut)...sometimes also images or words appear

[ferrylaki]

Originally Posted by David

I'm pretty sure i agree with you Kai. I was just trying to cover all the bases. If this were faked it is very well done.

even if this is a new keris, it is a very nice one. congrat