Weighting in on Handle Cross sections: Round vs Oval/ Rectangular

KuKulzA28 · 25th May 2013, 03:31 PM

This discussion makes me wonder...

in the case of Chinese sabers/dao, why handles shifted from straight and carved handles, many of rectangular cross-section... to rounder/oval handles especially on Ox-tail dao? I understand yanmaodao and liuyedao were more popular until the Qing when niuweidao become popular, and I have never seen an example of niuwei/oxtail with a rectangular handle...

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25th May 2013, 03:31 PM	#14
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	This discussion makes me wonder... in the case of Chinese sabers/dao, why handles shifted from straight and carved handles, many of rectangular cross-section... to rounder/oval handles especially on Ox-tail dao? I understand yanmaodao and liuyedao were more popular until the Qing when niuweidao become popular, and I have never seen an example of niuwei/oxtail with a rectangular handle...