A Plastic Keris? for comment.

[rahman]

Thanks for the info. I'm relieved that while the hulu did show some burn marks, there was no melting. Yes, there was a weird smell but not that of burnt plastic.

If we have hulu made in plastic, it must point to a fairly widespread distribution of fake plastic. These things require fairly sophisticated injection moulding technology, and you'll need to have some level of mass production to make it worthwhile.

I guess we'll have to be on our guard.

[Battara]

So will be talking about etching plastic blades soon?

[Rick]

Originally Posted by rahman

Thanks for the info. I'm relieved that while the hulu did show some burn marks, there was no melting. Yes, there was a weird smell but not that of burnt plastic.

If we have hulu made in plastic, it must point to a fairly widespread distribution of fake plastic. These things require fairly sophisticated injection moulding technology, and you'll need to have some level of mass production to make it worthwhile.

I guess we'll have to be on our guard.

Hi Rahman , this has been going on for some time . Back when I was young-(er) and very ill informed I bought a keris that had a Madura ukiran . It looked great online but when I received it turned out it was made from the material they use for dental casting .

I keep it today as a constant reminder .

Wayne , to my eye that blade has a very pleasing dapur , I like it very much , but wonder if it's from Jawa .