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VANDOO · 30th August 2006, 06:55 PM

THE BARONG IS CERTINALY MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR A DEMONSTRATION THAN A WOODEN OR RUBBER KNIFE. THE BALANCE OF COURSE WOULD BE LIGHT AS FAR AS THE BLADE GOES BUT THE NICE WOODEN HANDLE WOULD GIVE A GRIP LIKE THE REAL WEAPON WHICH THE WEBBING GRIP WOULD NOT DUPLICATE AS WELL. THEY SHOULD WORK WELL FOR DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING AND BE FLASHY TO WATCH, AS LONG AS THEY DON'T MAKE A NOISE LIKE A ALUMINUM BASEBALL BAT ON CONTACT

I THINK I WOULD TRY AND MAKE A SET OF THE BASIC FORMS OF MORO WEAPONS FIRST KEEPING IT SIMPLE AS YOU HAVE WITH THE BARONG. FOR TRAINING PURPOSES THE BASIC FORMS WILL PROBABLY BE ENOUGH BUT A FEW MODIFIED TYPES MIGHT BE USED FOR DEMONSTRATIONS. THERE ARE MANY OTHER VARIATIONS OF THE FORMS AS WELL AS TYPES THAT HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY SOCIETYS FROM OUTSIDE THE PHILIPPINES. YOU MENTIONED A CUSTOM ORDER OF A PHILIPPINE KNIFE WITH A BUILT IN KNUCKLE DUSTER. I HAVE AN OLD EXAMPLE OF THAT TYPE SO ODD CUSTOM WEAPONS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU COME UP WITH.

30th August 2006, 06:55 PM	#13
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE BARONG IS CERTINALY MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR A DEMONSTRATION THAN A WOODEN OR RUBBER KNIFE. THE BALANCE OF COURSE WOULD BE LIGHT AS FAR AS THE BLADE GOES BUT THE NICE WOODEN HANDLE WOULD GIVE A GRIP LIKE THE REAL WEAPON WHICH THE WEBBING GRIP WOULD NOT DUPLICATE AS WELL. THEY SHOULD WORK WELL FOR DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING AND BE FLASHY TO WATCH, AS LONG AS THEY DON'T MAKE A NOISE LIKE A ALUMINUM BASEBALL BAT ON CONTACT I THINK I WOULD TRY AND MAKE A SET OF THE BASIC FORMS OF MORO WEAPONS FIRST KEEPING IT SIMPLE AS YOU HAVE WITH THE BARONG. FOR TRAINING PURPOSES THE BASIC FORMS WILL PROBABLY BE ENOUGH BUT A FEW MODIFIED TYPES MIGHT BE USED FOR DEMONSTRATIONS. THERE ARE MANY OTHER VARIATIONS OF THE FORMS AS WELL AS TYPES THAT HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY SOCIETYS FROM OUTSIDE THE PHILIPPINES. YOU MENTIONED A CUSTOM ORDER OF A PHILIPPINE KNIFE WITH A BUILT IN KNUCKLE DUSTER. I HAVE AN OLD EXAMPLE OF THAT TYPE SO ODD CUSTOM WEAPONS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU COME UP WITH.