A Kampilan blade - from where?

KuKulzA28 · 14th March 2011, 12:07 AM

My progress so far:

Here's the blade is better lighting... took some measurements...

Make rough sketches of the handle on wood...

Saw, chisel, hatchet, and hammer: rough shape of hilt...

but I broke the guard when I chiseled too aggressively...

In any case this is poplar wood, so not extremely strong nor suitable for the kampilan I think, but good practice for me anyhow... What would the "appropriate" wood be? Kamagong? Amboyna? Ebony?

Those harder woods are probably expensive and even harder to carve...

Thoughts?

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14th March 2011, 12:07 AM	#11
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	My progress so far: Here's the blade is better lighting... took some measurements... Make rough sketches of the handle on wood... Saw, chisel, hatchet, and hammer: rough shape of hilt... but I broke the guard when I chiseled too aggressively... In any case this is poplar wood, so not extremely strong nor suitable for the kampilan I think, but good practice for me anyhow... What would the "appropriate" wood be? Kamagong? Amboyna? Ebony? Those harder woods are probably expensive and even harder to carve... Thoughts?