http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2010/01/putting-in-a-wooden-handle-for-a-friend%e2%80%99s-parang/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:22:54 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2010/01/putting-in-a-wooden-handle-for-a-friend%e2%80%99s-parang/#comment-739 Keong Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:01:22 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=1385#comment-739 I think you are right about using lime wood as parang handle. After finishing it, it feels kind of too light and fragile. Yes, I have heard about using kayu nangka. Also ciku and rambutan. One interesting one I heard recently from an Orang Asli is the use of bamboo root. A special kind of bamboo and the root he says is very very strong yet workable. Oh...Nibong. That is a hard one to work on I reckon. Yes, I think I will try to make one using nibong someday but at the moment, I need to work on my designs. Not satisfied with it yet :P I think you are right about using lime wood as parang handle. After finishing it, it feels kind of too light and fragile. Yes, I have heard about using kayu nangka. Also ciku and rambutan. One interesting one I heard recently from an Orang Asli is the use of bamboo root. A special kind of bamboo and the root he says is very very strong yet workable. Oh…Nibong. That is a hard one to work on I reckon. Yes, I think I will try to make one using nibong someday but at the moment, I need to work on my designs. Not satisfied with it yet

]]> http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/2010/01/putting-in-a-wooden-handle-for-a-friend%e2%80%99s-parang/#comment-737 YK Loh Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:53:15 +0000 http://www.my-rainforest-adventures.com/?p=1385#comment-737 Keong, Don't know whether Lime-wood can withstand the test of time but based on info gathered from a Kulim blacksmith who makes parangs and knives etc... he said Nangka tree wood is very tough, pliable (jackfruit)and is best for sheath and handle for it's ability to withstand heavy stresses. Another tough and pliable wood though hard to get nowadays would be the Nibong palm (trunk). Remember those old timers/farmers with their heavy loads strung-out at both ends of a long stick/shaft (old nasi-kandar vendors)over their shoulders. Cheers Keong,
Don’t know whether Lime-wood can withstand the test of time but based on info gathered from a Kulim blacksmith who makes parangs and knives etc… he said Nangka tree wood is very tough, pliable (jackfruit)and is best for sheath and handle for it’s ability to withstand heavy stresses.
Another tough and pliable wood though hard to get nowadays would be the Nibong palm (trunk). Remember those old timers/farmers with their heavy loads strung-out at both ends of a long stick/shaft (old nasi-kandar vendors)over their shoulders.
Cheers

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