Ferguson
25th January 2009, 09:32 PM
Hello friends,
I picked up this rehilted gunong on Ebay. Probably the original hilt had broken and someone stuck whatever they could find on it. It was ghastly but had a lot of potential. The blade is laminated, the fittings silver, and the scabbard is well made. The guard is made from a large Philippine coin. I got a piece of Amboyna burl and shaped it to an old style hilt. It's not perfect, but close to it's original glory. It was a fun afternoon project. Thanks for looking.
Steve Ferguson
As received:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Public/Gunong/gunong1-09overall.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Public/Gunong/gunong1-09hilt.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Public/Gunong/gunong1-09blade.jpg
With new hilt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Public/Gunong/gunong-1-09-final.jpg
I picked up this rehilted gunong on Ebay. Probably the original hilt had broken and someone stuck whatever they could find on it. It was ghastly but had a lot of potential. The blade is laminated, the fittings silver, and the scabbard is well made. The guard is made from a large Philippine coin. I got a piece of Amboyna burl and shaped it to an old style hilt. It's not perfect, but close to it's original glory. It was a fun afternoon project. Thanks for looking.
Steve Ferguson
As received:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Public/Gunong/gunong1-09overall.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Public/Gunong/gunong1-09hilt.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Public/Gunong/gunong1-09blade.jpg
With new hilt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v163/sferguson53/Public/Gunong/gunong-1-09-final.jpg