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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 248280, member: 2844"]Watering is a term I don't know for keris, but could it refer to pamor Akhodiat, which has silvery bits in the pattern? That is very sought after.</p><p>A good keris is made of iron from seven sources, the pamor pattern is caused by the natural inclusion of chromium, nickel, titanium. Ideally from meteorite iron (heavenly), but that wasn't always available. The core is steel, for strength.</p><p>Here are two examples of Pamor Akhodiat:[ATTACH=full]76429[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76430[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 248280, member: 2844"]Watering is a term I don't know for keris, but could it refer to pamor Akhodiat, which has silvery bits in the pattern? That is very sought after. A good keris is made of iron from seven sources, the pamor pattern is caused by the natural inclusion of chromium, nickel, titanium. Ideally from meteorite iron (heavenly), but that wasn't always available. The core is steel, for strength. Here are two examples of Pamor Akhodiat:[ATTACH=full]76429[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76430[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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