As promised in the Tai Goo thread, I'm putting on display this [what I think is] an Igorot EDC with thru-tang water buffalo handle. The sheath's front panel is also of the same material, the rear being "kamagong" or Philippine Mahogany which is not really structural hardwood but an expensive decorative softwood. The leather hanger and retainer is water buffalo hide. The blade was cut out from a jeep's rear leaf spring, shaped, annealed, polished and manually given a decent edge. The small but double guard is brass. No power tools are used in these knives' construction and the knives are made by individuals for their own use. What appears to be inlays on the handle and sheath of this particular one are actually the heads of small steel nails, but some of these knife/sheath combos not for EDC but for strutting about do have mother-of-pearl inlays.
Igorots are highland aboriginal Filipinos famous for their woodcarvings, handloomed textile resembling Mayan, potent rice wine, long outlawed headhunting (replaced by monkey headhunting), G-strings on men under western sport jackets, the spring-loaded man-in-the-barrel sexually explicit gag item, and of course the 8th man-made wonder of the ancient world, the Banaue Rice Terraces. They are not really known for their blades because like I mentioned they only make knives mostly for themselves. They do turn out knives of trinket value and quality for the tourist trade. If anyone has any corrections or additions (or deletions) on any of the foregoing, PLEASE let me know. You may win your very own USED Igorot G-string with instructions and tips on socially responsible use and display.
Igorots are highland aboriginal Filipinos famous for their woodcarvings, handloomed textile resembling Mayan, potent rice wine, long outlawed headhunting (replaced by monkey headhunting), G-strings on men under western sport jackets, the spring-loaded man-in-the-barrel sexually explicit gag item, and of course the 8th man-made wonder of the ancient world, the Banaue Rice Terraces. They are not really known for their blades because like I mentioned they only make knives mostly for themselves. They do turn out knives of trinket value and quality for the tourist trade. If anyone has any corrections or additions (or deletions) on any of the foregoing, PLEASE let me know. You may win your very own USED Igorot G-string with instructions and tips on socially responsible use and display.