F. de Luzon's Moro Kris Collection

[apolaki]

Originally Posted by Battara

I agree. I have worked with kamagong before as well as narra and paduk (a cousin to narra) and these are not only dense, but they dull steel edges and tools (they have dulled mine for example). I usually see kamagong reserved for Moro hilts.

Are you familiar with Ipil wood and Molave wood and do know if they are used as well in weaponry or in other contexts?

[F. de Luzon]

Originally Posted by apolaki

Are you familiar with Ipil wood and Molave wood and do know if they are used as well in weaponry or in other contexts?

Herbert W. Krieger mentions both types of wood as used in making native weapons in "The Collection of Primitive Weapons and Armor of the Philippine Islands in the United States National Museum" (Washington: 1926, 13). He also mentions molave as material used for war clubs (pp. 46-47)