Saturday, May 23, 2009

The making of keris

A master craftsman is an expert in the field of art, its basis in the creation can not be separated in the languages or symbols from nature and the behavior at the time of order. When examined more in the works of a master craftsman, especially kris, the keris is a simplification of the language explains the language in such a complexity of life at that time concerning the behavior, religion, political ideals, technology, etc.. The keris like Poetry, one of the words have meaning as well as millions of rerincikan / section on the keris has a meaning in that.

Keris in the creation of a master craftsman does not merely stress the process garap but it also deepens the knowledge that support its expertise. When a master process only deepens garap course, then his work will be raw and tasteless, but similarly without garap productive in the process, his work became rigid and achievements away from the characters of interest.

As has been disclosed in advance that the master is also a deep knowledge of others, especially the teachings of religion and literature, teaching to finalize this so that the depth of soul in the tranquility of achievement can learn the creative process well.

A master craftsman, a man who is able to summarize the meaning, purpose and goals of the keris, so generated really appropriate and beneficial to its customers / general public. The master in making his sacred works, do a "Tapa behavior" complex, the master will collide "sang guru bakal" (metal from the earth) and "an guru dadi" (something from the sky) and dissolved in a powerful keris. In the process of a master craftsman copyrighted works continue to pray and read many sacred mantra so that the resulting works really good and perfect. This draft shows the majesty in the creation of the keris can not be released from the spiritual level of understanding religious of God.

The steps the process of the keris as follows:

- Creation and preparation of offering the behavior of the master or the buyer (when making the determination, and dhapur Pamor kris)

- Forging, the incorporation of some metal to make a pattern to form the basis Pamor blade (potential)

- The detail rerincikan blade so in accordance with the desired dhapur kris.

- Offering closure, the expression of gratitude because the keris has been finished and made in accordance with the expected

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