My first Tulwar

spiral · 15th September 2007, 12:27 PM

Thankyou....

Fernando, For me sap & pitch are all very similar, although some are also fitted with a chalky rock type substance, possibly borax? some tulwar do have a rivet in them as well, & on some otheres the finial is pinched or some such tight fitting onto the tang as a permenant fixing & indeed I have had one piece where the final was actuly part of the tang, it was only because of damage that this was visible.

I dont know how common such fixings were as generaly the second two varietys are only visble if the handle is damaged or removed in some way.

I expect others here have seen many more dismantled tulwar than I.

Spiral

15th September 2007, 12:27 PM	#11
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Thankyou.... Fernando, For me sap & pitch are all very similar, although some are also fitted with a chalky rock type substance, possibly borax? some tulwar do have a rivet in them as well, & on some otheres the finial is pinched or some such tight fitting onto the tang as a permenant fixing & indeed I have had one piece where the final was actuly part of the tang, it was only because of damage that this was visible. I dont know how common such fixings were as generaly the second two varietys are only visble if the handle is damaged or removed in some way. I expect others here have seen many more dismantled tulwar than I. Spiral