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26th February 2019, 04:15 AM | #1 |
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Hello Charles,
Lovely Tai knife. 🐓 Nice iron mounts and massive blade. Rare to find the 1/2 thick blade, but you do see it with some Tai knives and swords. Definitely a functional piece, but extra care put into its construction, which show it was not just a poor farmer's tool, even though primarily used for utility functions. And I'm sure if needed it would make a devastating blow to the flesh and bone! Regarding your main inquiry, nice pattern weld...certainly looks to me like a large quench zone with an insert edge. That is just my vote. You can clearly see the evidence of the quality of the blade with the round chip, not a "V" cut in the edge towards the tip. Interesting the decorative pattern at the spine at the forte...I haven't seen that particular pattern before....typically you find horizontal lines =, X's, sometimes dots :, or inset copper or brass square or rectangles. Fun piece, never can say you've seen it all! Last edited by Nathaniel; 26th February 2019 at 04:46 AM. |
28th February 2019, 01:55 AM | #2 |
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Just reread and noticed I got my terms switched, I vote wide inset with a thin quenched edge.
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28th February 2019, 06:30 AM | #3 |
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Another Thai Pra with a decorated blade, steel fittings and a simply decorated hardwood grip emulating the joins on bamboo or a rattan haft.
(the string is looped around the forte to let it hang properly on the wall, not far from my head as I type, as the balance is pretty much at the blade/bolster join.) Last edited by kronckew; 28th February 2019 at 04:04 PM. |
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If the line would have been the demarcation of differential heat treatment ( "hamon") then the burl pattern would briefly be exaggerated on that line before fading in to a completely hardened area. The fact that it does not tells us that we're transitioning to a different piece of steel instead. Peter |
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3rd March 2019, 08:30 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for the additional input guys! Good stuff!
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21st March 2019, 02:59 AM | #6 |
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Hello all, I just came across this unreferenced photo on Mark's Dha Research Index and noticed that these was a knife similar to the one you have Charles. Does anyone know the reference for this photo?
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22nd March 2019, 08:10 PM | #7 |
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Oldman catalog?
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