Panabas

kronckew · 1st July 2015, 11:52 PM

rasps can be fairly large

what are the dimensions of the panabas, they can vary quite a bit.

here's a bowie of mine with a 12in. blade made from a rasp.

drac2k · 2nd July 2015, 03:10 AM

The blade is 16" x 2 1/2" at it's widest. I don't etch items from a fear that I could ruin them;having no experience , it would probably be a forgone conclusion

kronckew · 2nd July 2015, 10:54 AM

a parang made from a rasp, for comparison:

drac2k · 2nd July 2015, 01:23 PM

Living in a fairly active port, with the shipyards, the Navy,the various coal, container, grain, etc. terminals, I can remember seeing huge antique files for work aboard vessels. In those days (maybe 50 or 60 years ago), almost all of the repairs were done by the C/eng. .Given the long Spanish and the American presence in the Philippines, I could easily see some Philippine bartering with an American for a large piece of good steel!
I noticed that you have an anvil, a hammer, the files and several nice weapons;did you make those ?

1st July 2015, 11:52 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,239	rasps can be fairly large what are the dimensions of the panabas, they can vary quite a bit. here's a bowie of mine with a 12in. blade made from a rasp. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 2nd July 2015 at 12:22 AM.

2nd July 2015, 10:54 AM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,239	a parang made from a rasp, for comparison: Attached Images

2nd July 2015, 03:10 AM	#2
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,270	The blade is 16" x 2 1/2" at it's widest. I don't etch items from a fear that I could ruin them;having no experience , it would probably be a forgone conclusion

2nd July 2015, 01:23 PM	#4
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,270	Living in a fairly active port, with the shipyards, the Navy,the various coal, container, grain, etc. terminals, I can remember seeing huge antique files for work aboard vessels. In those days (maybe 50 or 60 years ago), almost all of the repairs were done by the C/eng. .Given the long Spanish and the American presence in the Philippines, I could easily see some Philippine bartering with an American for a large piece of good steel! I noticed that you have an anvil, a hammer, the files and several nice weapons;did you make those ?