Thai village smith.

A. G. Maisey · 16th July 2020, 12:52 AM

A friend sent this link to me, it is a really good video of a Thai smith making a machete type knife using all traditional techniques.

I have not seen a smith in Jawa or Bali working in this way for more than 35 years. Nobody wants to do things the hard way when electricity becomes available. But I reckon that in some of the out of the way desas there would still be smiths in Bali & Jawa who used these old methods.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM0M...ature=youtu.be

16th July 2020, 12:52 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,697	Thai village smith. A friend sent this link to me, it is a really good video of a Thai smith making a machete type knife using all traditional techniques. I have not seen a smith in Jawa or Bali working in this way for more than 35 years. Nobody wants to do things the hard way when electricity becomes available. But I reckon that in some of the out of the way desas there would still be smiths in Bali & Jawa who used these old methods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM0M...ature=youtu.be