Chisel edge on Filipino Blades

spiral · 22nd January 2010, 12:20 AM

Hi Bill, Practicality of use always means a bevel on the right hand side of a blade when facing away from oneself equals right handed use, left hand side equals left hand use. Ive seen it on some old custom blades from skandanavia & also on mandau & a couple of other unusual ethnographic blades rumured at the time to be from to be from Assam.

Theres nothing as sharp as a one sided bevel, There more easily damaged though!

Spiral

Bill M · 22nd January 2010, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by spiral

Hi Bill, Practicality of use always means a bevel on the right hand side of a blade when facing away from oneself equals right handed use, left hand side equals left hand use. Ive seen it on some old custom blades from skandanavia & also on mandau & a couple of other unusual ethnographic blades rumured at the time to be from to be from Assam.

Theres nothing as sharp as a one sided bevel, There more easily damaged though!

Spiral

Thanks JS and LL

Then this one of mine is a lefty!

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=talibon

Guess that makes it even more rare! One of my favorite pieces. Thanks again CharleS

Rick · 22nd January 2010, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill Marsh

Thanks JS and LL

Then this one of mine is a lefty!

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=talibon

Guess that makes it even more rare! One of my favorite pieces. Thanks again CharleS

Actually your's Bill is the only Lefty one shown .

The lower one in post 4 is a right-handed example .
The bevel is gentle and convex and starts at the spine unlike most ground bevels .

The photo fools the eye .

migueldiaz · 23rd January 2010, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Actually your's Bill is the only Lefty one shown .

The lower one in post 4 is a right-handed example .
The bevel is gentle and convex and starts at the spine unlike most ground bevels .

The photo fools the eye .

Thanks Rick for pointing that out

Can you please show us a pic of that talibong from another angle that shows that gentle convex bevel? Additionally and if it's not too much to ask, can you pls. show us also a close up of the pommel? Thanks in advance!

Rick · 23rd January 2010, 03:30 PM

Your wish is my command .

Even in -0c temps .
Brrrrr .

migueldiaz · 23rd January 2010, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Your wish is my command .

Even in -0c temps .
Brrrrr .

Nice pics, and many thanks indeed, sir!

Technically speaking thus, would that mean then that that talibong has a combination of flat grind and convex grind, and it's not a chisel grind after all, as explained here?

In any case, it looks like for some the convex grind is a cut above the rest.

Rick · 23rd January 2010, 04:11 PM

Hi Miguel,

Maybe chisel grind is not quite the word we're looking for here .
The other (left) side of the blade is absolutely flat .
The bevel on this blade looks to be forged in rather than ground ; would you agree ?

23rd January 2010, 03:30 PM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Your wish is my command . Even in -0c temps . Brrrrr . Attached Images

22nd January 2010, 12:20 AM	#1
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Hi Bill, Practicality of use always means a bevel on the right hand side of a blade when facing away from oneself equals right handed use, left hand side equals left hand use. Ive seen it on some old custom blades from skandanavia & also on mandau & a couple of other unusual ethnographic blades rumured at the time to be from to be from Assam. Theres nothing as sharp as a one sided bevel, There more easily damaged though! Spiral

23rd January 2010, 04:11 PM	#7
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Hi Miguel, Maybe chisel grind is not quite the word we're looking for here . The other (left) side of the blade is absolutely flat . The bevel on this blade looks to be forged in rather than ground ; would you agree ?