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Rick · 16th August 2008, 03:48 PM

There are a few theories about the function of the Ganja . An esoteric one is that the Ganja is like a stopper on the base of the blade to hold the spirit in the blade .

Mechanically it may have been easier to add a Ganja to widen the blade than to try to forge it all in one piece .

I'd like to see a full shot of the blade profile (dapur) .

The pamor is laminated to both sides of a steel core ; a sandwich of sorts .
Then there are blades made entirely from pamor material with no core .

And
For more learnin'

http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/
scroll down to Asia

16th August 2008, 03:48 PM	#26
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,262	There are a few theories about the function of the Ganja . An esoteric one is that the Ganja is like a stopper on the base of the blade to hold the spirit in the blade . Mechanically it may have been easier to add a Ganja to widen the blade than to try to forge it all in one piece . I'd like to see a full shot of the blade profile (dapur) . The pamor is laminated to both sides of a steel core ; a sandwich of sorts . Then there are blades made entirely from pamor material with no core . And For more learnin' http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/ scroll down to Asia Last edited by Rick; 16th August 2008 at 04:41 PM.