WARANGKA - KERIS SHEATH & TYPE OF WOODS

Kemuning (Murraya Paniculata), honey hardwood with a beautiful flame-like, luminescent grain running through it

Trembalo (Cassia Glauca)

Teak or Jati (Tectona Grandis)

Awar Awar (Ficus Leucantatoma)

Timoho (Kleinhovia Hospita)

Cemara Gunung (Dysoxylum acutangulum)

Sawo (Manilkara Zapota)

Cendana (Santalun Album), prized for its fragrance

Sono or Angsena (Pterocarpus indicus), deep orange-gold hardwood

Mahogoni (Swietenia macrophylla)

Sanakeling (Dalbergia latifolia)

Kendayaan (Bauhinia malabarica)

Gemia (Bouea microphylla), reddish wood

Examples of Pelet, mostly found on Kayu Timoho and their Tuah (magic power):

	Sembur, numerous small dark spots
	*Tulak*, thick vertical dark lines
	*Segoro Winotan*, few large dark spots, increases wisdom
	*Pulas*, a mix of spots and lines, looks like clouds
	*Pudak Sinumpet,* similar to Tulak, but the center part of the lines is not as dark
	*Nyamel*, big black spots
	*Ngingrim*, thin parallel dark lines, some are shorter than others
	*Kendit putih*, a single horizontal dark line, brings respect
	Kendit rante, a single horizontal dark line that looks like a chain, helps public prosecutors to prevent defendants from escaping
	*Kendit Ilat-Ilatan, similar to kendit putih*, but the line is not as flawless, helps the owner to have great influence
	*Gandrung*, middle size black spots, brings fame and love
	*Doreng*, looks like tiger skin
	*Dewaduru*, a mix of thin and large vertical dark lines, brings fortune
	*Ceplok banteng*, many dark spots close together, gives authority
	*Ceplok kelor, similar to cepok banteng* but less dense, prevents from having a bad behavior

*Mranggi* (sheath's craftsman)		When making a Warangka, the Mranggi pays a special attention to the choice of the wood, it is made from the most ornamental wood, which is often not the strongest. Many Gandar (lower part of the sheath) are fitted with a metal sleeve: the Pendok. A painted warangka is called "sunggingan".
Four basic shapes are :

*GAYAMAN*	*LADRANG*	*SANDANG WALIKAT*	*TENGAH*
The choice of the wood is an essential part of the Keris, as for the pamor, each Kayu (wood) and each Pelet (wood pattern), has a special power
*Examples of Kayu:*

WARANGKA or Sarong (Malay Peninsula)