Palaw'an panday

[David]

Was he doing some kind of repair to this blade? I have never seen a smith forging after the handle has been placed.

[JeffS]

Originally Posted by David

Was he doing some kind of repair to this blade? I have never seen a smith forging after the handle has been placed.

Yes, I think so. Some of the blades in the picture below, which I believe to be his work queue, need repair. The second picture below shows what looks like a freshly completed blade with a handle blank. The last picture was taken in another part of the village, the man in the middle was carving a handle (near his foot) and you can also see a scabbard in process.