Keris

Dagger is a dagger stabbing weapon class (pointy and sharp on both sides) with many cultural functions are known in the western and central archipelago. The shape is distinctive and easily distinguished from other sharp weapons because it is not symmetrical at the base of the dilated, often tortuous blade, and many of them have the prestige (Damascene), ie strokes on a piece of bright metal blade. Stabbing weapon types that have similarities with the dagger dagger. Another stabbing weapon is kerambit native archipelago.

In the past kris serves as a weapon in a duel / war, as well as object complement offerings. In contemporary usage, a dagger is more of a body accessory (ageman) in dress, has a number of cultural symbols, or becoming a valued collection of objects in terms of aesthetics.

The use of the keris is spread on the territory once the community residents affected by the Majapahit, such as Java, Madura, Nusa Tenggara, Sumatra, Kalimantan coast, most of Sulawesi, the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand and southern Philippines (Mindanao). Keris Mindanao known as dull. Keris in each region has its own peculiarities in appearance, function, technique filmed, and terminology.

Base metal used in making kris there are two kinds of metals are metals iron and steel metal fame. To make light of the professor always combine these ingredients with other metals. Keris today (nem-Neman, made since the 20th century) often take the prestige of nickel metal. Past Keris (dagger kuna), which both have a metal prestige of stone meteorites that are known to have a high titanium content, in addition to nickel, cobalt, silver, tin, chromium, antimony, and copper. Stone meteorites is the famous Prambanan meteorite, which had fallen in the 19th century Prambanan complex in enshrinement.
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 literature [15]. Blade of iron as base material diwasuh or heated to incandescence and then forged again and again to dispose of impurities (eg carbon and various oxides). Once clean, the bar is folded like the letter U for the prestige of the material plate inserted in it. These folds subsequently re-heated and forged. Once attached and elongated, this mixture of folded and forged back repeatedly. Way, power, and position of forging, as well as the many folds will affect the prestige that comes later. This process is called saton. Final form is elongated slab. Slab is then cut into two parts, called kodhokan. A steel plate and then placed between the two kodhokan like sandwich bread, then tied dipijarkan and forged to unify. Kodhokan end then made slightly elongated to be cut and used marijuana. The next stage is to form a pessimistic, bengkek (gandhik candidate), and finally establish whether berluk or straight blades. Luk-making is done by heating.
The next stage is the manufacture of ornaments (Ricikan) by working on certain parts using a miser, grinders, and drill, in accordance with dhapur kris will be made. Silak waja done by filing the bar to see the prestige of being formed. Cannabis was made to follow the bottom bar. Adapted to the diameter of the hole size pessimistic.
The last stage, ie plating, is done so that the metal into iron metal steel dagger. In the Philippines kris not done this process. Gilding ("consider smb. Head metal") is done by inserting the blade into the mixture of sulfur, salt, and lime juice (called kamalan). Plating can also be done with kris anneal and 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 kris blade cracked.
In addition to the usual way as above plating in the plating Kris is also known as lick Sepuh Kris smoldering metal collected and licked with the tongue, Sepuh Akep namely when Kris smoldering metal and dikulum taken with the lips several times and Sepuh Saru, namely when the burning metal Keris taken and stapled to the female genitals (vagina) Sepuh This is the famous Saru Sombro Nyi, a keris is not great but adjusted.
Provision of arsenic and fragrance oils do care as a dagger in general. Kris care in Javanese tradition done every year, usually in the month of Muharram / Sura, although this is not a requirement. Kris term care is a "bath" kris, although it is actually done is to remove the old fragrance oil and rust on the blade dagger, usually with a liquid acid (traditionally using a coconut water, crushed noni fruit, 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. This fragrance oil is traditionally used oil jasmine or sandalwood oils are diluted in coconut oil.