Forum: Keris Warung Kopi
29th August 2012, 06:43 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th August 2012, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 24
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Hi and welcome to the forums! Those...
Hi and welcome to the forums! Those twisted/braided spears are very cool! Never seen ones like those before.
- Thanks for sharing and welcome again!
Best regards, - Thor
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th August 2012, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 16
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Aaaaaah, NOW I see what you all mean! There is...
Aaaaaah, NOW I see what you all mean! There is indeed a difference between the sides! When I hold it in my hand, spine up, the convex side is on the right, while the left side looks flat or I guess...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
24th August 2012, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 16
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Aahaaa...the SIDES of the blades you say! It...
Aahaaa...the SIDES of the blades you say! It seems so strange now; Never once when reading it have I imagined that the description was along that axis. It makes so much more sense now. Thanks for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd August 2012, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 16
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Thanks for all the info guys!
The spine is...
Thanks for all the info guys!
The spine is indeed concave - as I believe I pointed out in my first post somewhere in the Wall O'Text up there. ;) No worries guys, we in the digital generations...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th August 2012, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 17
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Hi Colin and congratulations on your beautiful...
Hi Colin and congratulations on your beautiful score! It's a really nice piece I think and I like bilaos in general. The symmetry in combination with the design of the massive pommels really speak...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th August 2012, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,395
Hi guys and thanks for your feedback!
...
Hi guys and thanks for your feedback!
Maurice, yes, this forum is packed with good threads on Bornean blades and I'm all over them already! :) Your site is also really nice, and I've had much...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2012, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th August 2012, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,395
New mandau
Hi everybody,
I’d like to share my new mandau with you all and if possible get some feedback as to the style of carving or anything else that you feel may be of value. I’ve recently focused my...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2012, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 54,918
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th August 2012, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 63,155
Wow Vandoo, thankyou for an awesome post! I...
Wow Vandoo, thankyou for an awesome post! I already enjoyed your previous, but smaller post on the Uu Uu, which was the first time I'd heard about it. I knew next to nothing about clubs and wooden...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
4th August 2012, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 11,875
If you're are looking for the most authentic...
If you're are looking for the most authentic material for your restoration, you''ll need to get a hold of some leather from the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus.
I know that for instance South...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd August 2012, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 20,520
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
21st July 2012, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 54,918
Hi Vikingsword,
My name is Thor and I am a...
Hi Vikingsword,
My name is Thor and I am a new member here. I hope you will all forgive me for practicing a bit of necromancy on this old thread, but I thought I'd try contributing with something...
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