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<p>[QUOTE="Firemandk, post: 894760, member: 7258"]By The way , there are still many "Blacksmiths" like the one in Toril west of Davao who employ quite a few employees and have hand forges and 3 guys , one to hold and two to pound and they make the most awesome Barongs and other "Farm Tools" , made from old truck leaf springs .I brought one home and polished it out and did file work and cleaned up the handle and it is pretty . Getting things through "customs" on the Filipino side at the Airport in Manila is a joke and a pain, even in the check in boxes or luggage , they don't know an antique from a new one , sometimes will require you to have a "certified receipt" saying it is not an antiquity , probably just want a "pay off" , you never know what you will encounter .... if I ever find another I have to bring home I will probably "mail it" to myself via LBC or DHL or be prepared to get a "Certified receipt" or pay "Payola" .... one just never knows what one will encounter in the Philippines , it takes a lot of cheek biting and eye rolling at the wife .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Firemandk, post: 894760, member: 7258"]By The way , there are still many "Blacksmiths" like the one in Toril west of Davao who employ quite a few employees and have hand forges and 3 guys , one to hold and two to pound and they make the most awesome Barongs and other "Farm Tools" , made from old truck leaf springs .I brought one home and polished it out and did file work and cleaned up the handle and it is pretty . Getting things through "customs" on the Filipino side at the Airport in Manila is a joke and a pain, even in the check in boxes or luggage , they don't know an antique from a new one , sometimes will require you to have a "certified receipt" saying it is not an antiquity , probably just want a "pay off" , you never know what you will encounter .... if I ever find another I have to bring home I will probably "mail it" to myself via LBC or DHL or be prepared to get a "Certified receipt" or pay "Payola" .... one just never knows what one will encounter in the Philippines , it takes a lot of cheek biting and eye rolling at the wife .[/QUOTE]
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