Final Polish

Here's a closeup of several sulab (blades) waiting to be polished. These blades are designed and made with performance in mind. We want to keep a classic shape and design while keeping the integrity of a blade made for use.

Together with our new long blades we are creating several karambit and two Illongo lugod. The lugod is a small sickle like the karambit. Pictured here are the traditional lugod on the right of the photo, and on the left is what we am calling, "the Mel," a full tang lugod that is made for impact as well as cutting. These in the photo wait for polishing.

I plan to name this blade after Rommel Tortal, my good friend and teacher who first gave me some lugod like like this to bring back to the US. Like him, this weapon hits hard and cuts deep. Here you can see the blades after their primary polishing.



New for Kali Gear is also a dagger made of a hybrid of traditional elements and shapes. This is the Revolution Dagger. A solid knife, this blade can accompany a long blade or go it alone. It will feature a wooden scabbard made of dau wood.

Another photo of the variety of blades coming soon to Kali Gear. We anticipate them being available in mid October 2009. More photos next week...