Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
19th July 2023, 11:40 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th October 2022, 02:35 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
19th March 2022, 11:26 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st October 2021, 02:44 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th October 2020, 12:47 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd August 2020, 05:24 PM
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I have not encountered hide glue used for metal...
I have not encountered hide glue used for metal before; much less garlic as an glue ingredient. Was there remnants of hide glue binding the 2 pieces together? Is hide glue used this way traditionaly...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
18th March 2020, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 15
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Inuit were working with iron in the form of the...
Inuit were working with iron in the form of the Cape York Meteors to make blades for centuries prior to European contact. Arctic explorers Peary and Rasmussen stole the meteors and brought them back...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
17th March 2020, 03:36 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 9,940
Kronckew, the photos you post show 19th century...
Kronckew, the photos you post show 19th century examples, but the ulu shown was made in the 21st century and not a repurposed antique. The original ulus were made of slate and Jade, not inspired by...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
15th March 2020, 04:47 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
14th October 2019, 02:30 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th June 2019, 01:16 AM
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It has been observed African smiths were very...
It has been observed African smiths were very skilled also, considering they were working with stone hammers and anvils and goat skin bellows. Yet they produced elaborate bladed shapes formed almost...
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Forum: European Armoury
7th April 2019, 04:31 PM
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I notice the piece is lathe turned and seperate...
I notice the piece is lathe turned and seperate lugs added on. So it seems to be a later piece rather than a more original method of manufacturing through casting; as far as which era it may be from.
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th November 2017, 02:42 PM
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Your pictures seem to further illustrate the...
Your pictures seem to further illustrate the misalignment of the Katar to your forearm with the Bitchwa crossing over the side bars like that? If you are comfortable doing so I wonder what would...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th September 2017, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 19
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Considering how thin carving knives are...
Considering how thin carving knives are especially from that era of cutlery manufacture it seems difficult to make a convincing Bowie hunting knife from one just by changing the profile. Spending...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2016, 10:03 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
1st April 2016, 12:03 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
10th January 2015, 01:13 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
5th October 2014, 11:18 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
8th March 2014, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
7th March 2014, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,547
There are a lot of ways of looking at tools....
There are a lot of ways of looking at tools. Would you pay your carpenter to walk to the lumberyard to buy your wood for the project because he enjoys the process? In the first world there are...
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
4th March 2014, 11:08 PM
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Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
27th February 2014, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 13
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National exibition of Keris 2012
Hello all,
I have just started studying Keris and came across this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af3PCzdNCoQ
The Indonesian narrative is over my head, but can any one describe what this...
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