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14th January 2012, 10:49 AM | #1 | |
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thank you for the pictures! They are good enough and I think like all others that this sheath was made for this blade and I never would change something without the exception that I would keep my eyes peeled for a bigger pendokok for the hilt. Best regards, Detlef |
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14th January 2012, 11:05 AM | #2 |
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i even several times purposely purchased straight Jawanese blades only (possibly the original wrangka were damaged or purchased by other buyers) then sheathed them with Pattani tebeng sarungs to emulate what could have transpired in the past
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14th January 2012, 12:15 PM | #3 |
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Hi David,
Thank you for your explanation, i agree with almost everything you've said. What i don't understand is that you don't find the old (Bali) sheath nicely made. I can understand that was a mix of styles, and i was ugly , but it was made properly, maybe my bad photo's has something to do with that. I haven't read the thread of keris Taming Sari yet, i am now on page 6 and was starting on the last page, so i'll get to it. Because of all the people who responded in this thread in i am now convinced that it is not a good thing to make a new sheath for this one It is also not my meaning to change the sheath so i got something to do, to me at the point i heard that it was not a Bugis blade, i thought it was the right thing to do, not thinking of the history that's maybe behind it. Thanks for the kind words David, for myself i am never satisfied, but i hope with some practice i can do a better job, and i would love to have some nice Bali blades, so we both have something to wish Alan, I think in you're case, with the really beautiful keris you have, it's a nice thing to do, but for the keris i have, i don't know. And for now i still have to try and make a couple of sheaths&hilts, and that is the first priority. I think that there will always be lose blades, so i am afraid i never get finished But never the less thanks for your suggestion! Thanks Detlef, point taken, see above. I will thank everyone for there contribution on this thread and keeping me on the right track! best regards, Ben |
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14th January 2012, 04:30 PM | #5 |
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Hi David,
I know that you're not the only one with this opinion, and as i said, it's a real ugly design, and i also agree that it does not come in the near of a sesrengentan, but we think different of the finesse of that sheath. There was a time i was tattooing, and I've seen my share of ugly tattoos designs, done without any knowledge or other, but still i could appreciate it if the lines are good, depth, shadow, etc, so thats what i am trying so say. I would not be ashamed I've had made that sheath(I don't have ), but only regarding the finesse, not the design. regards, Ben |
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14th January 2012, 07:56 PM | #7 | |
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It was not my meaning to compare tattooing and keris, but more to try an give a example what i meant. And there is the misunderstanding , when i now read what you have written, (well constructed) the word i used was finesse, but we mean the same thing! It sometimes difficult to find the right words David, i try to, but it don't always goes that way. I am not so sure about that David, but thanks for the compliment. regards, Ben P.S. David i sent you yesterday a PM, didn't you get it? |
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