This sword design

Sorry I don't know much about them, but they look pretty friggin sweet.
I'd like to handle one to feel what kind of ballance they have.:)
 
They look like modern versions of the Filipino Panabas.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panabas

http://www.arscives.com/historysteel/philippines.swords.htm
 
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Yeah, I think I noted on another forum that it looked like a pira blade on a panabas-type hilt/shaft. Can't say if this specific combination of features has any true historical basis though. It might be that one bladesmith copied the other.
 
Imitation certainly occurred to me, but it made me wonder if there was something else going on.

- Chris
 
MAN! That "Cloud Cutter" is a seriously awesome blade.:thumbup::thumbup:

I'm always happy to see Don Fogg's work because of the incredible hamon he achieves. His hamon's are a work of art in and of themselves.

Outstanding work!
 
I've seen this design as being referred to as a "Jungle Honey." I'm not sure about its history. Here are some of Matt Lamey's versions:

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From DJ (American Kami) himself. Interesting story:
"Backstory: About a year ago, I had a guy contact me wanting me to build him a Cloudcutter. Up to that point, I'd never made anything that big or fat, but I like a challenge, so I told him I'd do it if I could obtain permission. The Cloudcutter was made by Don Fogg and Jimmy Fikes and is based on Jimmy's Junglehoney, a design that he came up with years ago. I have long drooled over this design. I contacted Don, he put me in touch with Jimmy, and Jimmy gave me his blessing to go for it. Then I had to actually figure out how build the thing! It was a pretty daunting process. I made two just in case I screwed one of them up. Good thing I did too, because I have a tendency to break stuff, and that's what happened on the spare. Snapped the tip off of it when I was re-straightening it after heat treat. The first one survived and went to it's owner, and I fixed the profile on the broken one, and donated the finished piece to the USN table at Blade this year. Currently, there are only two of these in the world, and only one of those adheres to the original design. The broken one has more of a daoish flavor. When I completed both pieces, I sent Jimmy pics and told him that I was so in love with the design that I'd like to be able to make more. Again, he was kind enough to give me his blessing, and proceeded to tell me that it was unlikely that he'd be making them anymore. The pieces I make are a blend of the orignal Junglehoney design, the Cloudcutter that Don and Jimmy collaborated on together, and a few minor design tweaks to give it my flavor. But I think the lineage of the design is evident, and the name itself is a tribute: JFCC stands for Jimmy Fikes Cloud Cutter."
 
You are welcome. Good luck scoring one. It would be worth every penny.
 
Barry Dawson makes something that may be a bit smaller and lighter but has a similar look
 
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