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a sizable chunk of seax
Not much to say about this one, 1095 edge, 1084/15n20 twists, wrought iron spine... blade is 10 1/4", just a hair over 19" overall. The spine is 3/8" thick at the hump... maple handle treated with aqua fortis.
thanks for looking. __________________ A good friend told me one time about forging "What is there not to like, you get to break all the rules you were told as a kid, don't play with that it is sharp, don't play with fire, and don't beat on that" Wade Holloway See some of my work. |
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Awesome looking blade.. envious.
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Ezell ,
fine looking Seax you are well on your way to a Fired Beard. excellent work ! Sam __________________ R. Yates 13 & On Forge Live and Let Live , Do Not trespass on Life or Me! As we are not so kind or forgiving ! |
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Great looking knife. Do Seax always have such a large handle? Is it supposed to be a two hander or a hand and a half? LOve the steel.
Steve __________________ Stephen Vanderkolff Please come on over and check out my website. http://www.vanderkolffknives.com/ Thanks |
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Thanks guys!
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Also, period illustrations show straight, rather long handles. Earlier styles of continental saxes (langsax, breitsax) had long handles. The only exception to this are the Nordic saxes, which had handles in the 4" to 5" range. The are many seax sheaths remaining even when the knife is long gone, and they also indicate long, straight handles. Honestly, evidence is scarce so I'm taking a bit of artistic licence when it comes to how long I make the handles, and the shape. The handle cross-section is also a guess. They start out almost circular at the butt and become a flattened egg shape as it approaches the blade. This is based off of much earlier narrow sax fittings. It makes for a very comfortable handle, feeling somewhere between a puukko and a wakisashi in the hand. With the long, lightweight handle, one can chop quite well by holding it near the end of the handle, better than one would think based only on the size of the blade. In some ways they are like a little axe or cleaver with a point. __________________ A good friend told me one time about forging "What is there not to like, you get to break all the rules you were told as a kid, don't play with that it is sharp, don't play with fire, and don't beat on that" Wade Holloway See some of my work. |
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Good looking knife.
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