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not2sharp

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I am not associated with the guy who makes these but I like them. The maker of these traditional handcrafted ethnic knives forges most of them from high carbon steel, usually recycled spring steel. He is thinking about joining us on the forum.

What do you think, are you guys interested in talking about this kind of stuff?

These are n2s

PS Once we have a few responses I forward a copy of this tread to the knife maker.
 

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I really like some of those designs, especially the wider versions. And at the top, those Bolo/chopping designs are very sweet. They remind me of the hybrid machete's one sometimes see's from the Philippines.

On a second look, his work/designs reminds me a bit of the knives Tom Enos use to make. Again very nice stuff, I hope he joins up:).

:D:).
 
Originally posted by not2sharp
I am not associated with the guy who makes these but I like them. The maker of these traditional handcrafted ethnic knives forges most of them from high carbon steel, usually recycled spring steel. He is thinking about joining us on the forum.

What do you think, are you guys interested in talking about this kind of stuff?
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N2S = these are great! :eek: :eek: :eek: I've already picked out 12 I would love to have. You have got to get this maker to sign up with bladeforums so he can tell us about all his designs and show us some more pics!

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...(still waiting)...

...signed up yet?!?
 
The knives are more traditional than attributable to any one knifemaker. There are still a handful of smiths making these, and for some of them it has been a family tradition for generations.

n2s

Here are some more pictures:
 

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Hi N2S,

I please don't take offense at the last bit of my first post. What I meant by it was that it is nice to see Bladesmith's still willing to take chances, and forge out traditional/hard to find patterns, as Mr. Enos was known to do.

What scale material is used in the white handled models? Again, nice stuff.

:D:).
 
The note I recieved with some of the pictures indicates that the knives are handled in carabu horn, local woods, and PVC (plastics?).

Bob,

No offense taken. Tom Enos has made some great stuff. I managed to get a nice machete from him and it is a shame that he is no longer making knives. I was only making the clarification since it appears that these knife patterns are attributable to many generations of fine smiths rather than a specific individual.

n2s

Here is another picture:
 

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I think some of those knives look very good. I would have to get a closer look and a feel for them before I could really tell you what I thought of them.

The one that looks like a Khukri is my favorite.
 
Peter,

We spoke yesterday and he was looking forward to dropping in on Shoptalk.

Just to illustrate the traditional aspect of these knives. I found these guys while I was trying to identify these knives from my collection. The smaller example is dated from 1921.

n2s

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Hey, not2sharp-- you mentioned that these are traditional ethnic blade patterns. What culture produced these blades?

--Josh
 
Josh,

These knives are traditional Chamorro tools from Guam. The examples shown above (except for the two older ones) were made by a local knifesmith. He might be joining us shortly, but here is his business card:
 

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Everyone is welcome here. Tell him to jump on board. We can learn from him and I am sure he can learn from us. Knowledge is POWER so this must be the most powerful knife place on earth!
 
Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

Edited to add: Can you provide more info about Tom Enos? I never heard of him, but I'm a sucker for an inventive forged blade..........
 
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