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Betok betok is part of civilization Betawi society. Betawi people believe if this machete has its own magnetic element for its owner, following the philosophy and meaning which is contained in Betawi machete.
Betawi people believe, if in ancient times, the forger or maker of machete is a sanctified person. Usually there are some rituals that made a machete.
Society today only know the machete in the form so, but not necessarily know how the process of making itself machete.
A blacksmith from Campus Bamboe Sanggabuana Kali Pasanggrahan, Defit shows the process of making Betawi Betok. The burning iron is placed in paron (base of forging) which is then hit with a hammer to decompose the material made of iron or steel.
This forging is done repeatedly with high heat until this machete material is easily formed in accordance with the desired. Once formed, then trimmed by using sandpaper.
According to him, if the process of forging this traditional machete can be completed for weeks. "For weeks, the fastest week,"
The type of material, thickness, and heat treatment during combustion and forging also affect the duration and not the forging process. So even demand the shape of the machete desired by the buyer.
"The process of manufacture, if we can be material from manufacturing or waste, the material is relative, depending on the request and adjusted the allocation," he explained.
Because all the machetes have their own models, but for this Betawi Betok is characteristic in the handle is a pointy goloknya. Masyaraat Betawi used to call it 'handle of jengkolan'.
"All of them have different styles of shapes, thick sheets, curved blades, hoops and hoops, and usually there is a character, so if this is a typical betawi jengkolan," he said
But for the material intentionally Campus Bamboe Sanggabuana Kali Pasanggrahan using waste materials. Because in addition to recycling to waste is not wasted, also the material has its own challenges at the time of manufacture or formation of machete.
Usually waste used is used steel per car or andong. For the quality produced from the material is very good, both in terms of quality and results sharpness.
That is the way of making a machete that I get from the informant of campus Bamboo Sanggabuana, hopefully this article useful for us all and hopefully you like this post.
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