pesi removal

Pusaka · 15th February 2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

I have seen some very old blades, mainly early Mataram classification blades,where the blade has eroded at the sorsoran, and you can see that the pesi was made by forge welding a separate piece into the base of the blade.

A.G Maisy, these old blades you talk about, would they have drilled a hole in the base of the blade, hammered a pesi in and then forge welded it in place?

A. G. Maisey · 15th February 2008, 05:20 PM

Pusaka, you may call me Alan, but if you choose to use my family name, please pay me the courtesy of spelling it correctly. Thank you.

Yes, I think that is probably how it was done. When I first saw this in an old blade, I thought it might have been an old method of repair, but it would be technically impossible to do on an already shaped keris, especially one with sogokan. My guess is that this welding in of the pesi was done in cases where the forging was too short for the desired length of blade.

Pusaka · 16th February 2008, 02:26 PM

Sorry Alan, I did not leave out the "e" in your surname deliberately. Thanks for sharing your keris knowledge.

15th February 2008, 05:20 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,992	Pusaka, you may call me Alan, but if you choose to use my family name, please pay me the courtesy of spelling it correctly. Thank you. Yes, I think that is probably how it was done. When I first saw this in an old blade, I thought it might have been an old method of repair, but it would be technically impossible to do on an already shaped keris, especially one with sogokan. My guess is that this welding in of the pesi was done in cases where the forging was too short for the desired length of blade.

16th February 2008, 02:26 PM	#3
Pusaka Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 341	Sorry Alan, I did not leave out the "e" in your surname deliberately. Thanks for sharing your keris knowledge.