My Heirloom - Modern Dha

kronckew · 23rd March 2009, 04:27 PM

nice one, especially the ivory and inlaid decorations. i prefer the dha style grips to the daarb style. would you like to adopt a slightly more senior heir?

i've got two cozun daarbs thru serge's efforts (with ebay's assistance - someone else bought them from serge)

top one has etched decor, the bottom one has been incised like yours, just not yet inlaid.

Mark · 23rd March 2009, 05:01 PM

Beautiful dha, Dan! A thoroughly personal design, yet adhering to tradition. I like that you had the engraving inlaid, and also the tri-metal inlays on the spine. The use of ivory is brilliant.

wilked aka Khun Deng · 24th March 2009, 06:26 AM

High praise Mark - I'm humbled

Sorry kronchew you'd have to wait in line - all my brothers have put in genealogical paperwork to lay a claim

I love the scrollwork on those two you got. The scrollwork on the acid etched one is very reminiscent of the tattoos that many of the Thai soldiers wear (protects them in combat) usually received from a Buddhist priest.

Obviously I prefer the stamped work - it looks like Serge has found some real artisans.

Just had a thought - I wonder if the next generation of Dha collectors will come up with a era or category for these pieces as they share such common design features?

"In the Bumiphol era there emerged a much more intricately detailed dha incorporating modern materials......"

kronckew · 24th March 2009, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by wilked aka Khun Deng

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I love the scrollwork on those two you got. The scrollwork on the acid etched one is very reminiscent of the tattoos that many of the Thai soldiers wear (protects them in combat) usually received from a Buddhist priest.

Obviously I prefer the stamped work - it looks like Serge has found some real artisans.
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interesting. those two are at least 3 years old, he's mentioned that the smaller bottom one is likely the first one he had made with the full tang and double pinning in 2006. he also mentioned that it would have left the shop in the darker steel with a differential temper line as in the top one.

it's been polished by an expert, the incised scroll work is crisp and not at all rounded. the edges of the main blade also not rounded. one can see where the polisher did it by hand carefully in between each stamped mark. must've taken quite a while .

serge mentioned that one of the decorations on the blade is the makers logo which is horizontal, only a few in april 2006 were done that way and they stopped doing that & returned to making them vertical thereafter . the similar mark on the larger one is also horizontal. i see from yours that he must have had a series of skilled artists on tap over the period since.

Nathaniel · 24th March 2009, 04:36 PM

LOL, Much laughs Dan as I see you are picking up da local pidgin already, da kine is da kine brah.

Khun daeng darb bpen dee mak mak. Suay mak mak. I really like the ivory carving makes it really unique and it's neat to see the inlaid which I you don't see modernly either. I do admire the repousse metal technique the thai use. Nice motifs worked into the design. I can see this was quite the project to monitor and coordinate. I must say applause to the craftsman and Serge. It is great that they are improving their product with experience in such projects as this.

How long did this take start to finish? What was the timeline?

Nathaniel · 24th March 2009, 04:44 PM

Also curious what type of wood did was use?

24th March 2009, 06:26 AM	#3
wilked aka Khun Deng Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 166	High praise Mark - I'm humbled Sorry kronchew you'd have to wait in line - all my brothers have put in genealogical paperwork to lay a claim I love the scrollwork on those two you got. The scrollwork on the acid etched one is very reminiscent of the tattoos that many of the Thai soldiers wear (protects them in combat) usually received from a Buddhist priest. Obviously I prefer the stamped work - it looks like Serge has found some real artisans. Just had a thought - I wonder if the next generation of Dha collectors will come up with a era or category for these pieces as they share such common design features? "In the Bumiphol era there emerged a much more intricately detailed dha incorporating modern materials......" Last edited by wilked aka Khun Deng; 24th March 2009 at 06:38 AM.

23rd March 2009, 04:27 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	nice one, especially the ivory and inlaid decorations. i prefer the dha style grips to the daarb style. would you like to adopt a slightly more senior heir? i've got two cozun daarbs thru serge's efforts (with ebay's assistance - someone else bought them from serge) top one has etched decor, the bottom one has been incised like yours, just not yet inlaid.

23rd March 2009, 05:01 PM	#2
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Beautiful dha, Dan! A thoroughly personal design, yet adhering to tradition. I like that you had the engraving inlaid, and also the tri-metal inlays on the spine. The use of ivory is brilliant.

24th March 2009, 04:36 PM	#5
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	LOL, Much laughs Dan as I see you are picking up da local pidgin already, da kine is da kine brah. Khun daeng darb bpen dee mak mak. Suay mak mak. I really like the ivory carving makes it really unique and it's neat to see the inlaid which I you don't see modernly either. I do admire the repousse metal technique the thai use. Nice motifs worked into the design. I can see this was quite the project to monitor and coordinate. I must say applause to the craftsman and Serge. It is great that they are improving their product with experience in such projects as this. How long did this take start to finish? What was the timeline?

24th March 2009, 04:44 PM	#6
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	Also curious what type of wood did was use?