Contemporary Dha

[Antonio Cejunior]

Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

Antonio

It's a nice sword and I love the temper line but it strikes me more as a Japanese short sword rather than a dha.

Lew

Hi Louie,

In fact you are right. Actually even in my specifications I used Japanese terms for convenience. If you check most of what is being done by non-native smiths, it is done with a hybridation of techniques as well as ways of holding the blade to the scabbard.
I think there is a lot of hybridation, from heat treatment. Bowies have temperlines nowadays, and they are native to colonial times.
I think this is how the world is heading. No excuses just an explanation