Filipino Bush Knives

:) "Special permit" = "foreigner tax" also called "cotton"(not sure the spelling). Yeah it sucks but it is the game. Aquino International means buying a 200 PhP "boarding pass" that does nothing more than allow you to walk through a set of doors.
Security officers cater to foreigners but like the tips. They keep your butt out of harms way and open doors otherwise closed. If you knew a family of Papa Mikes- so much the better :D

I met a lot of nice people there(in the company of my Magiging Asawa) and saw a few that I had to give the "You owe me money!" look. Saw some things that I do not want to see again. I spent a lot of time in locals only neighborhoods, the kids pull on the heartstrings. Ondoy was a real hoot! LOL! Water water everywhere. I miss it and hope to be back there this December.
I am supposed to have time to go to Barrio Batangas, Taal and Tagytay.

Thanks for the excellent shots!
2Door
 
bearthedog said:
Ray, anything you want to add?
I met the coolest couple on the planet in Bohol, they were from Cebu. I think you said you were from there too.

-RB
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I was born in Cebu and lived there until I was 8 yrs old. I dont' remember much. I can understand Visaya and Tagalog but I can't speak it. I can speak Spanish better:o I don't know any Filipinos who are into knives like the people in this forum. All the ones I know think that a knife should say "Stainless" or "Solingen" to be a good knife. Whenever I show my knives to family friends and relatives they always ask, "what kind of steel is this, stainless?". Another thing I've seen is that they view all knives as weapons.:rolleyes: I do know that most Filipinos are nice people. Especailly if you're an American visiting the country. I know that everytime my brother visits he always says how he and his family are treated like royalty.
 
Visiting a machete factory was an excellent idea. If I lived near where people were forging knives out of leaf springs, I would be perpetually broke!
 
In my time there I saw two kinds of "nice" treatment of foreigners- the plastic kind that foreigner bought and the kind that was given because a foreigner showed humility and genuine respect. But that happens anywhere and foreigner does not have to mean a different country. Locals anywhere respond to respect.
My Fiancee sees any knife outside of the kitchen as a weapon but allows that my interests are different from hers.She visits friends in Batangas and picks up knives for me there.
2Door
 
That first one looks familiar, I picked this one up in Banaue:
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raylaconico said:
I was born in Cebu and lived there until I was 8 yrs old. I dont' remember much. I can understand Visaya and Tagalog but I can't speak it. I can speak Spanish better:o I don't know any Filipinos who are into knives like the people in this forum. All the ones I know think that a knife should say "Stainless" or "Solingen" to be a good knife. Whenever I show my knives to family friends and relatives they always ask, "what kind of steel is this, stainless?". Another thing I've seen is that they view all knives as weapons.:rolleyes: I do know that most Filipinos are nice people. Especailly if you're an American visiting the country. I know that everytime my brother visits he always says how he and his family are treated like royalty.
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That's the same across cultural boundries. I told some guys I used to work with that I ordered a new knife and every one of them asked "Oh you getting a Gerber?" One guy thought that only stainless knives held there edges. :rolleyes:
 
Great pictures bro. I really enjoyed the article you wrote about those knives, getting to see more was a real treat! Thanks for sharing.
 
These were cheap by our standards. About $7 for the big choppers. Not bad for hand made 5160 choppers.

-RB
 
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