And now for something completely different......

ddean

ddean

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Found this gardening tool in a local Korean-Japanese market.

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Hand-forged in Korea
12" long
3" blade width
6" blade length
1/16" blade thickness

Edge has been left natural with no grinding required.
Full-tang. Peening has been incorporated into the
asthetics of the piece, as has the forge scale.
No Korean equivalent of laha/epoxy needed in this
tried and true design.
Maybe the kamis could learn something about fitting their handles. :D
Should we have Bill send them one?

What makes this more relevant is that the dynamics of the
design place both the point and the edge in the same
position relative to the handle as in khukuris.
I suppose now I'll see that factor everywhere
now that I know what to look for.

This might be a little more affordable at $6.

Anyone know what this is called?
 
Name is only what little I can help... "homi", a kind of sickle used for agricultural purpose with some variations.
 
Is that a shadow on the back of the handle or is the tang bent over on the back? I think from what I have seen in Japan and Okinawa some of those handles start with a drilled hole and then the tang is heated and shoved in the handle. That way the tang burns away what it needs to and fits pretty tight. No need for epoxy.:)
 
I'm with Pappy on this one.

That is definitely the tang bent over to secure the handle. However, I wonder if it is loose. I would think that any pressure put on the handle in the process might either loosen it if too little, or cause it to crack if too much.
 
It would make more sense to me if they would have used a thick steel washer and peened the tang. It would have been a neater job too.:(
 
Pappy = I've been working on some checkering patterns with those tools you sent me. I've found that with softer wood, it's susceptible to splintering. However, harder wood makes it difficult to get a clean "start" without scratching too much.

Any recommendations?
 
I never had real good luck with soft wood without useing an exacto knife to start the cut. You can't use too much pressure on the tool in soft wood either. Let me know if cutting and lighter strokes doesn't help. Don't try to cut with the very front of the tool. Try to lean it back just a bit so your cutting with the rounded part of the cutter.
 
Originally posted by WrongFriend ......"homi", a kind of sickle used for agricultural purpose with some variations.
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Thanks.

?That's the Japanese name?

?What would be the proper name for a one-handed crescent-shaped sickle with a blade about 12"/30cm long?
 
Originally posted by Pappy ....
No need for epoxy.:)
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Glad you picked up on the humor. Sometimes I'm too dry.
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Water me! Water me!
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ddean, it's a traditional Korean knife / sickle. It's not supposed to attack wood! Take care and have fun.

The genre from Japanese is like this.
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This is also from Japan, but quite different ballpark.
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Interesting, but some things aren't interesting to me other than academically. Nothing wrong with that, though.
 
:D Watched enough ninja movies and read enough Stephen K. Hayes to recognize that Kusari-gama. Tried to make one when i was 12 or so with a sickle and a length of dog leash chain. Mom banned it when she saw me and my brother horsing around with it.

Andrew Limsk

Originally posted by WrongFriend
This is also from Japan, but quite different ballpark.
1042gt.jpg
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I have seen a lot of the top two knives being used in the rice paddies at harvest time. This type of handle though is probably used by folks in Martial Arts. But, I have been wrong before. :) :)
 
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