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Old 14th July 2020, 12:08 PM   #9
Gavin Nugent
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Originally Posted by ariel
Moreover, trees and bushes over there are largely unknown at the West. Try chinara, saxaul.
Thank you Ariel. A quick look reveals some stunning timbers.

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Originally Posted by Ren Ren
Incredibly beautiful blade!
This style makes me associate with East Turkestan - knifemakers in modern Uzbekistan do not know how to work.
About this wood I was told that this is the burl of Pistachio tree (Latin - Pistacia vera).
Thank you Ren Ren. I agree, modern makers seem to have lost all flair and do not deviate from what their peers are doing nor look to history
Pistachio tree... Ariel and yourself have given me much to digest

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Originally Posted by Ian
Lovely knife, Gavin. The blade almost looks like the end of a (broken) sword with that wide fuller.
Thanks Ian.

I've attached an image of it with BIG brother.

A burl timber hilt is also seen on the Bukhara sabre, to my eye, not as bold a grain and a different timber species.

Like big brother, the wide "root" of the blade narrows quickly and turns upwards.

Gavin
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