Forging Knives Traditional Art

Forging Knives Traditional Art

It is generally known that Indonesia is rich in handicraft arts, where one of them is a knife. In addition to being a weapon for self-defense the days before, the blade has benefits as a means of cutting, slicing, other assistive devices in accordance with the needs of the wearer. Should in this case is the value of a positive function.
Blacksmith
A person who makes a knife / weapon is usually called a blacksmith. Although the actual blacksmith not only makes the knife, but as the processing of iron so that it becomes something that has a value of more benefit. At Age ancestors, Knives are made with human hands. Being a myth, kris makers known as masters, forging a knife with her fingers. One thing is for real or just a myth back to their respective beliefs.

The Traditional Process Making Knives
Until now, the traditional process of making knives are still mostly found in Indonesia. Wrought iron to be formed into slabs that are ready to be formed into a knife. Make a separate collection of cultural values in Indonesia, where the process of making knife changes to the value of traditional craft knife forging.