Materials, manufacturing, and maintenance

Materials, manufacturing, and maintenance

     Basic metal used in making keris there are two kinds of ferrous metal is steel and metal prestige. To make light of the master is always combine these basic ingredients with other metals. Kris today (nem-Neman, made since the 20th century) often take the prestige of nickel metal. Past Keris (dagger kuna) is good to have the prestige of the stone meteorite metals are known to have a high content of titanium, in addition to nickel, cobalt, silver, tin, chromium, antimony, and copper. Well-known stone meteorite is a meteorite Prambanan, who had fallen in the 19th century Prambanan enshrinement in the complex.

      Kris-making varies from one master to another master, but there are procedures that are usually alike. Here is a brief process according to one of Ref [15]. Blade of iron as a raw material or heated to incandescence diwasuh then hammered repeatedly to remove impurities (eg carbon and various oxides). Once clean, the blade is folded like the letter U to be inserted in it the prestige of the slab material. These folds subsequently re-heated and forged. Once attached and elongated, this mixture of folded and forged back repeatedly. Way, strength, and forge a position, and the number of folds will affect the prestige that came later. This process is called saton. Its final shape is elongated plates. The slab is then cut into two parts, called kodhokan. A steel plate and then placed between two kodhokan like sandwich bread, then tied up and beaten to unify dipijarkan. Kodhokan end then made slightly elongated to be cut and used marijuana. The next stage is to form pessimistic, bengkek (gandhik candidate), and finally establish whether has luk or straight blades. Luk-making is done by heating.

      The next stage is making ornaments (Ricikan) by working on specific parts using a miser, grinding, and drilling, according to Kris dhapur to be made. Waja Silak done by filing the bar to see the prestige of being formed. Marijuana was made following the bottom bar. Adapted to the size of the hole diameter pessimistic.

      The last stage, the gilding, made of metal to be metal steel dagger. Not performed on keris Philippines this process. Plating ("consider smb. Head metal") is done by inserting a blade into a mixture of sulfur, salt, and lime juice (called kamalan). Plating can also be done with a dagger anneal then dipped into the liquid (water, salt water, or coconut oil, depending on experience that makes the professor). Plating action must be done carefully because if one can make a keris cracks.

      In addition to the usual way as above plating in the plating Sepuh lick Kris is also known as Kris smoldering metal taken and licked with the tongue, which is when Sepuh Akep Kris smoldering metal and dikulum taken by mouth several times and Sepuh Saru is when the burning metal Keris taken and clamped with a woman's genitals (vagina) is a famous Sepuh Saru is Nyi Sombro, dagger shape is not great but adjusted.
 

     Provision of arsenic and fragrance oils made as a dagger in general care. Care in the tradition of Javanese kris performed each year, usually in the month of Muharram / Sura, although this is not a requirement. Kris term care is a "wash" keris, though in fact done is to remove the old fragrance oil and rust on the blade dagger, usually with a liquid acid (traditionally used coconut water, noni fruit crushed, or lime juice). Blades that have been cleaned and then given warangan when necessary to reinforce the prestige, cleaned again, and then given a fragrance oil to protect from rust new keris. These fragrance oils are traditionally used jasmine oil or sandalwood oil is diluted in coconut oil.