Sana Knives??

Rich · 22nd April 2014, 03:44 PM

I thought some of their folders were sort of neat, but then I started
wondering that no US company would hand craft damascus knives
with all that fancy cut work for those prices, so I Googled Sana
and under images I got lots of Yemeni pics. So I figured they
were "ethnographic". If you disagree, feel free to delete this thread.
https://www.google.com/search?q=sana...h=554&dpr=1.25

Rich

David · 22nd April 2014, 04:44 PM

Rich, did you click on the link to any of those Yemeni knives that appear in that link? I believe they turned up in your search because of their connection to Sana'a, not because they are made by Sana Cutlery. I actually browsed through all 25 pages of knives that Sana offers on Etsy and none of them are traditional Yemeni knives. I will leave it to the mods on this side of the fence to decide whether custom folders are fair game for discussion here, but i don't think i would classify any of Sana Cutlery's product as being particularly "ethnographic".
If you are still really curious about their origin of manufacture you can ask them that question directly through their Etsy site. There is also a phone # on their Facebook page, but when i called it i only got an answering machine.

blue lander · 22nd April 2014, 04:50 PM

These look a lot like Pakistani knives.

Robert · 22nd April 2014, 05:29 PM

Well gentlemen, I think that this discussion has come to an end as mass produced folders do not really fall into the category of the Ethnographic weapons that would normally be discussed on this forum. Therefore I am closing this and would suggest that if anyone would like to continue please do so by Private Messaging.

Robert

22nd April 2014, 03:44 PM	#1
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	I thought some of their folders were sort of neat, but then I started wondering that no US company would hand craft damascus knives with all that fancy cut work for those prices, so I Googled Sana and under images I got lots of Yemeni pics. So I figured they were "ethnographic". If you disagree, feel free to delete this thread. https://www.google.com/search?q=sana...h=554&dpr=1.25 Rich

22nd April 2014, 04:44 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,229	Rich, did you click on the link to any of those Yemeni knives that appear in that link? I believe they turned up in your search because of their connection to Sana'a, not because they are made by Sana Cutlery. I actually browsed through all 25 pages of knives that Sana offers on Etsy and none of them are traditional Yemeni knives. I will leave it to the mods on this side of the fence to decide whether custom folders are fair game for discussion here, but i don't think i would classify any of Sana Cutlery's product as being particularly "ethnographic". If you are still really curious about their origin of manufacture you can ask them that question directly through their Etsy site. There is also a phone # on their Facebook page, but when i called it i only got an answering machine.

22nd April 2014, 04:50 PM	#3
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	These look a lot like Pakistani knives.

22nd April 2014, 05:29 PM	#4
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Well gentlemen, I think that this discussion has come to an end as mass produced folders do not really fall into the category of the Ethnographic weapons that would normally be discussed on this forum. Therefore I am closing this and would suggest that if anyone would like to continue please do so by Private Messaging. Robert