Ferrule Opinions Still Wanted
Battara,
Glad you like it. What I’m really wondering is, if I have to learn to weave a rattan ferrule, if perhaps this example never had a ferrule at all, or if it could possibly have had a metal ferrule. In my initial post, I gave reasons pro and con for the existence of a ferrule but I forgot one reason for there having been one at some time. That long, featureless octagonal area makes the hilt look slightly unbalanced. Hopefully others will weigh in on this matter.
Sincerely,
RobT
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