ODD PHILIPPINE, TOOL/KNIFE

VANDOO · 20th March 2010, 03:20 AM

THIS ITEM WAS ON EBAY A WHILE BACK AND DOES LOOK PHILIPPINE IN ORIGIN BUT DUE TO IT HAVING A MISSING HANDLE LEAVES VERY LITTLE INFORMATION. THE BLADE IS DIFFERENT FROM ANY I HAVE SEEN SO I WILL POST PICTURES TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS SEEN SOMETHING SIMULAR. BLADE IS 10.5 INCH LONG.

kai · 20th March 2010, 03:53 AM

Hello Barry,

Looks like a rice cutter to me.

Regards,
Kai

Nonoy Tan · 20th March 2010, 04:28 AM

It a popularly used blade and the form (with scabbard) are found in many part of the Visayas. It continues to be made, sold and used as a slicing tool. One can see it throughout Panay being used by market stall vendors to slice vegetables which they sell. I also see it being used in Bohol to slice banana trunks into small pieces to be fed to domesticated pigs raised at the backyards of farmers.

VANDOO · 20th March 2010, 05:57 AM

THANKS GUYS I SUSPECTED IT MIGHT BE USED AS A RICE CUTTER. WHAT DO THE HANDLES LOOK LIKE? ARE THEY PLAIN OR DO SOME HAVE NICE CARVEING.?

ThePepperSkull · 20th March 2010, 07:03 AM

I remember seeing this somewhere (I think it was one of my tita's kitchens actually!) and if I am not mistaken, the handle is a simple wooden handle, perhaps with a small hook or bump in the pommel on the edge side to keep the knife from slipping in hand.

migueldiaz · 20th March 2010, 02:07 PM

hi vandoo!

below are three pics of common phil. utility curvy blades. the one photographed by itself is the rice stalk cutter variety, and in the visayas it's called a garab. in luzon it's called a karit.

the handle of garabs would normally be the plain vanilla type, as shown.

the pic of of the blade on the waist of a person is called a sanggot (pronounced sung-GOHT). it's used by palm wine farmers (and said wine is locally called tuba).

the last blade, the one with the red-shirted farmer, is a visayan utility bolo called a lagaraw (pronounced log-a-RAO, and the last syllable rhymes with cow).

the hilt on that one would be the typical scroll-looking-pommeled visayan binangon.

your blade looks more like a garab/ karit, or a sanggot, as we can see.

hope this helps.

20th March 2010, 03:20 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	ODD PHILIPPINE, TOOL/KNIFE THIS ITEM WAS ON EBAY A WHILE BACK AND DOES LOOK PHILIPPINE IN ORIGIN BUT DUE TO IT HAVING A MISSING HANDLE LEAVES VERY LITTLE INFORMATION. THE BLADE IS DIFFERENT FROM ANY I HAVE SEEN SO I WILL POST PICTURES TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS SEEN SOMETHING SIMULAR. BLADE IS 10.5 INCH LONG. Attached Images

20th March 2010, 02:07 PM	#6
migueldiaz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manila, Phils. Posts: 1,042	hi vandoo! below are three pics of common phil. utility curvy blades. the one photographed by itself is the rice stalk cutter variety, and in the visayas it's called a garab. in luzon it's called a karit. the handle of garabs would normally be the plain vanilla type, as shown. the pic of of the blade on the waist of a person is called a sanggot (pronounced sung-GOHT). it's used by palm wine farmers (and said wine is locally called tuba). the last blade, the one with the red-shirted farmer, is a visayan utility bolo called a lagaraw (pronounced log-a-RAO, and the last syllable rhymes with cow). the hilt on that one would be the typical scroll-looking-pommeled visayan binangon. your blade looks more like a garab/ karit, or a sanggot, as we can see. hope this helps. Attached Images

20th March 2010, 03:53 AM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,221	Hello Barry, Looks like a rice cutter to me. Regards, Kai

20th March 2010, 04:28 AM	#3
Nonoy Tan Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 293	It a popularly used blade and the form (with scabbard) are found in many part of the Visayas. It continues to be made, sold and used as a slicing tool. One can see it throughout Panay being used by market stall vendors to slice vegetables which they sell. I also see it being used in Bohol to slice banana trunks into small pieces to be fed to domesticated pigs raised at the backyards of farmers.

20th March 2010, 05:57 AM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THANKS GUYS I SUSPECTED IT MIGHT BE USED AS A RICE CUTTER. WHAT DO THE HANDLES LOOK LIKE? ARE THEY PLAIN OR DO SOME HAVE NICE CARVEING.?

20th March 2010, 07:03 AM	#5
ThePepperSkull Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 338	I remember seeing this somewhere (I think it was one of my tita's kitchens actually!) and if I am not mistaken, the handle is a simple wooden handle, perhaps with a small hook or bump in the pommel on the edge side to keep the knife from slipping in hand.