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Old 04-27-2016, 11:02 AM
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My first knife

I told a buddy I was learning how to make knives and he asked me to make a Viking seax. This is the design we came up with. This was my first full production blade, and I learned a lot. Build time was over 20 hours on the knife, about 8 hours on the sheath. Let me know what ya think.

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5160, 1/4"x2"x9" blade
quilted maple handle
brass bolster
4 layer leather sheath
Edge quenched, and heat treated 2 cycles at 425
Passes the paper test and chopped a bunch of hickory with no issues

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Old 04-27-2016, 11:40 AM
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Looks good, although personally I'd skip all the polishing ...


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