Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

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Took a Malay sampan - a type of skiff - up the Kelantan river near the Thai border, to an island one of my uncles has coconut plantation land on.









One of the Malay guards skilfully used a spring steel golok to prepare young coconuts to quench our thirst. When we had drunk our fill, he split the coconuts in half and whittled a piece of the fibrous outer husk into a chip to scoop out the sweet young flesh.



This ward of two eyes was the only mark on it.

 
Jack Black said:
Great post Chin :thumbup:

Taylor's Eyes?;)
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Thanks mate. :thumbup:

I must admit, I was put in mind of the Taylor's Eye when I first saw the mark. Those Sheffield marks would certainly have been well known in old colony countries, and of course as we know, were meant to allow illiterate or non-English speakers to identify the right make of tools to buy.

The eyes could also be a makers mark - apparently most plantation tools are still locally made. I thought they might be there as a traditional ward or luck invocation, like eyes in the prow of a boat, but I have no basis for my supposition.

Despite the rough appearance, it was quite a tool, speaking of a skilled maker, and perhaps multiple generations of wisdom in its design. It was forged thick near the handle and tapered quite thin and slightly springy near the hawkbill tip. The first few inches were thick and unsharpened, giving good weight in front of the hand, then progressed into a gradually more acute convex edge grind. Using an initial loose grasp, then tightening up as you make a snapping wrist motion really imparted some velocity to it. I suppose it would make a serious self defence tool in addition to its everyday uses.

But I noticed the Malays were experts in using just the right amount of energy and force for the job at hand, and no more. The different parts of the blade lend themselves to versatile uses as well.

I'm going to practice getting some new techniques down with my Bark River golok at home, after watching those guys at work.

Another day, another iced coffee...and tomorrow morning back home again...

 
I was only joking about the Taylor's Eyes Chin :)

I think you can learn a great deal about knife design from actually using knives, or careful study of their use in this case :thumbup:
 
As soon as she arrived she was put at work. Only with the best (imho). Lovely day today! :D Cheers Randy!
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Yesterday I added sunflower seeds to a favorite breakfast sandwich of mine. I liked it so much I decided to make another today and share it with you. Peanut butter & honey on toast with seeds. Simple and nutritious.

The antique yellow farmboy actually had no involvement, it was just nearby. :)
 
It has to be friday somewhere and I couldn't wait any longer [emoji16]
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Little after food digestive of Jägermeister with my West German schnapps pipe

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These are just ceramic pipes that you drink from by sucking the pipe. They are very pleasant for all kinds of herbal liquors and soft liquors.
 
I've never seen one of those pipes before, very cool :) :thumbup:
 
Thanks :)
I hadn't known either unless I tested one once. It left impression to me that I never forgot. It's good alternative for pipe if you don't actually smoke. :D (and you can "smoke" it indoors)
 
WhittlinAway said:
Intriguing! I'd never heard of a schnapps pipe, either.



That natural micarta sure did turn out nice on your bullnose. [emoji106] How's that IPA?

I'm sipping a Mule with my Yellowheart TC this evening:

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It's good. Good amount of tangerine. And as far as the bull nose goes. I'm loving the canvas micarta. I was upset that I waited to long to get the burlap. But I'm glad I landed this bad boy. I have an orange delrin on the way too.

Mules are one of my favorite summer drinks.
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Another Canberra's local brewery. At Multicultural day. After working for hoyrs at Thai food stall. Two cans of Capital made me better [emoji16]... Vic huntsman


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