Vietnamese dha?

[fearn]

Thanks all.

Nathaniel, I could see it being one of those rattan/bamboo splitters (I finally found a picture of a woman using one for bamboo). Somewhere, I'd gotten it stuck in my head that the bamboo knives tend to have straight edges, which is why I was thinking about a dha.

In any case, if someone has a vietnamese knife, by all means, put a picture up.

Best,

F

[DaveA]

A long handled "machete" might refer to a mak.

The mak is an agricultural tool used for clearing woodlands in Vietnam. The mak is thought to be a tool/weapon of the Montagnard tribe in Laos and Vietnam. This mak is 26 inches in length overall. The blade is 11 3/4 inches long with a width of 1 3/8 inch and a full width of 1/2 inch at the spine. It is extremely sharp and solid. The grip is made of an unexceptional wood and cracked from age and use. It is 14 inches in length, and bound with copper wire. This mak was brought to the US from Vietnam by a war veteran. A tag on the mak reads “Chu Lai village.”