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VANDOO · 4th April 2013, 06:48 AM

THE WOOD USED FOR THIS HANDLE SHOWS THE GRAIN AND APPEARS TO BE SOFT WOOD PERHAPS PINE OR SOME SORT OF EVERGREEN TREE NOT THE NORMAL TYPES USED. THE BLADE MAY HAVE BEEN MADE AS IT IS BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL PIECE OF METAL WAS SMALLER THAN THE USUAL SIZE OR BECAUSE THE BUYER WANTED IT MADE THAT WAY

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4th April 2013, 06:48 AM	#35
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE WOOD USED FOR THIS HANDLE SHOWS THE GRAIN AND APPEARS TO BE SOFT WOOD PERHAPS PINE OR SOME SORT OF EVERGREEN TREE NOT THE NORMAL TYPES USED. THE BLADE MAY HAVE BEEN MADE AS IT IS BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL PIECE OF METAL WAS SMALLER THAN THE USUAL SIZE OR BECAUSE THE BUYER WANTED IT MADE THAT WAY I HAVE SEEN GOOD POINTS MADE BY ALL WHO HAVE POSTED SO FAR TRYING TO PIN DOWN INFORMATION ON THIS DYAK SWORD. I HAVE HESITATED TO ADD TO THIS POST AS I DON'T WISH TO BE REQUIRED TO STAY STRICTLY TO WHAT SOMEONE ELSE THINKS I SHOULD ADD. I AM NOT CLOSE TO AS KNOWLEGABLE AS THOSE ALREADY POSTING AND COULD NOT GIVE BOOK REFRENCE, TITLE,PAGE AND PARAGRAPH FOR ANYTHING I MIGHT SAY. I SEEM TO SEE ALL OF ONE KNOWLEGABLE MEMBERS POSTS BEING CRITICIZED BY ANOTHER KNOWLEGABLE MEMBER AND EVERYTHING BEING EITHER LABLED CONFUZING AND OFF TOPIC OR NOT UP TO THE SCHOLARSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS FORUM. I AM SURPRIZED A MODERATOR HAS SCOLDED THIS MEMBER TOO. THIS IS NOT A CONTEST WHERE ONE MUST WIN AND ANOTHER LOSE BUT THAT ALL MAY LEARN, SO I ADD THIS COMMENT THIS SORT OF THING MAY ENCOURAGE MEMBERS NOT TO POST AT ALL ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE NO CREDIENTIALS IN THE FIELD. I HAVE NO CREDIENTALS, HAVE WRITTEN NO BOOKS AND CAN'T QUOTE FROM ALL THE REFRENCES I HAVE READ OVER THE YEARS. BUT I OR A BEGINNER MAY OCASIONALY THROW IN A QUESTION THAT MIGHT REVEAL ANOTHER DIRECTION OF THOUGHT TO PERSUE. THIS SORT OF THING CAN SCARE OFF THE NOVICE OR THOSE LESS INCLINED TO SPEAK OUT THAN MYSELF OR EVEN CAUSE A VALUABLE AND KNOWLEGABLE MEMBER TO MOVE ON. WE WANT TO ATTRACT NEW YOUNGER COLLECTORS TO THE FIELD AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET INVOLVED AND HAVE FUN. THIS IS THE ONLY FORUM I VISIT AND POST ON BECAUSE IT IS FRIENDLY AND OPEN UNLIKE OTHERS I VISITED LONG AGO AND FOUND NO TOLERANCE, WELCOME OR FUN.