Surakarta Keris 3 luk

A. G. Maisey · 11th April 2024, 11:49 PM

Martin, if a blade is dressed correctly --- by "dressed" I mean physical imperfections removed --- we would not expect to see tool marks, & this redressing would also explain the lack of erosion at the wadidang, the exposure of core material is expected.

The blade has been dressed, or if we wish "cleaned up".

The waves are very shallow, so they would not have taken much from the original length, at its present length it is still well within acceptable dimensions for a Javanese keris.

If you do give it a proper stain, make absolutely dead certain that you get the material completely white before you begin, and do not over-do the stain.

To get a blade dead white we use abu gosok in Jawa, that's burnt wood ash that is used to polish cooking utensils, at home I use our western world equivalent, powder sink cleaner. Abu gosok is used in combination with coconut husk.

You might or might not get a contrasting pamor, & I would expect that even if the pamor does contrast, it will not be high contrast, but rather grayish.

Pendita65 · 12th April 2024, 02:10 PM

Thank you Mr Maisey,

Kitchen sink cleaner is the white powder that is used to scrub the sink, I think we used to call it Vim it has bleach in it and sometimes citrus smell?
We will see how it turns out the fitting in the warangka is very good and it’s a pity the angkup is missing.

I was attracted to this Keris as it had that slender form and shallow luk. And it had age to it. It was brought from Indonesia early thirties according to the lady who sold it to me. Her grandfather was in Indonesia during the thirties as a soldier from the KNIL.

Regards, Martin

11th April 2024, 11:49 PM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,736	Martin, if a blade is dressed correctly --- by "dressed" I mean physical imperfections removed --- we would not expect to see tool marks, & this redressing would also explain the lack of erosion at the wadidang, the exposure of core material is expected. The blade has been dressed, or if we wish "cleaned up". The waves are very shallow, so they would not have taken much from the original length, at its present length it is still well within acceptable dimensions for a Javanese keris. If you do give it a proper stain, make absolutely dead certain that you get the material completely white before you begin, and do not over-do the stain. To get a blade dead white we use abu gosok in Jawa, that's burnt wood ash that is used to polish cooking utensils, at home I use our western world equivalent, powder sink cleaner. Abu gosok is used in combination with coconut husk. You might or might not get a contrasting pamor, & I would expect that even if the pamor does contrast, it will not be high contrast, but rather grayish.

12th April 2024, 02:10 PM	#2
Pendita65 Member Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 72	Thank you Mr Maisey, Kitchen sink cleaner is the white powder that is used to scrub the sink, I think we used to call it Vim it has bleach in it and sometimes citrus smell? We will see how it turns out the fitting in the warangka is very good and it’s a pity the angkup is missing. I was attracted to this Keris as it had that slender form and shallow luk. And it had age to it. It was brought from Indonesia early thirties according to the lady who sold it to me. Her grandfather was in Indonesia during the thirties as a soldier from the KNIL. Regards, Martin