For the benefit of those who reside in countries where edged tools may be illegal here are a few photos taken at a traditional goods shop located in the basement of one of the new government buildings in Bangkok. All hand made.
The Thai attitude seems to be, "You want a knife? You got money?"
> For the benefit of those who reside in countries where edged tools may > be illegal here are a few photos taken at a traditional goods shop > located in the basement of one of the new government buildings in > Bangkok. All hand made.
> The Thai attitude seems to be, "You want a knife? You got money?"
>> For the benefit of those who reside in countries where edged tools may >> be illegal here are a few photos taken at a traditional goods shop >> located in the basement of one of the new government buildings in >> Bangkok. All hand made.
>> The Thai attitude seems to be, "You want a knife? You got money?"
About what you would suspect given that the "traditional goods shops" I mentioned are a government effort to provide added income for poor people living in the country. Some quite soft; some fairly hard.
The sort of steel frequently discussed here is simply not found in traditional tools, which is what you were seeing in the photos.
> For the benefit of those who reside in countries where edged tools may > be illegal here are a few photos taken at a traditional goods shop > located in the basement of one of the new government buildings in > Bangkok. All hand made.
> The Thai attitude seems to be, "You want a knife? You got money?"
>> For the benefit of those who reside in countries where edged tools may >> be illegal here are a few photos taken at a traditional goods shop >> located in the basement of one of the new government buildings in >> Bangkok. All hand made.
>> The Thai attitude seems to be, "You want a knife? You got money?"
>I could sure waste a lot of money there. I'd like one of the sling blades.
They don't show up well in the photos but about the middle of the table there are some small sickles - say 7 - 8 inch blade. Cost Baht 120 (about 4 bucks). Gives you some idea of local costs.
> For the benefit of those who reside in countries where edged tools may > be illegal here are a few photos taken at a traditional goods shop > located in the basement of one of the new government buildings in > Bangkok. All hand made.
> The Thai attitude seems to be, "You want a knife? You got money?"
>> For the benefit of those who reside in countries where edged tools may >> be illegal here are a few photos taken at a traditional goods shop >> located in the basement of one of the new government buildings in >> Bangkok. All hand made.
>> The Thai attitude seems to be, "You want a knife? You got money?"
>I'd love that big kukri shaped knife in the middle photo, just up from the >tear in the tablecloth. Its christmas soon ;o)
Probably of particular interest to a bloke living in The British Isles is that these knives are being sold in a booth located on the main floor of a new government building in Bangkok, Thailand, and are a part of the "One Tambon, One Product" official Thai Government program to support traditional industries.
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