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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 24, 2014 3:00:47 GMT
Nice weather this afternoon so i hit the bench and worked up this little seax. its made from 1095 carbon steel from Admiral. 1/8th bar stock. The blade is differentially hardened by applying clay to the spine of the blade and quenching in water, followed by two tempering cycles. The grip is made from a large Deer antler shed found on my property, polished down to look like bone. The grip has a Brass collar where the grip transitions into the blade, and is fully sharpened. Ill be making a leather sheath in the near future...stay tuned Blade length: 3" Grip Length: 4.5" Overall: 7.5" Blade width: 1 1/8" Blade Steel: 1095 Carbon
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Apr 24, 2014 3:25:50 GMT
That's a sweet little blade.
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Post by william m on Apr 24, 2014 7:38:39 GMT
Mmm, pretty nice! That big flat area is crying out for some inlay work.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Apr 24, 2014 15:54:54 GMT
Neat shape. The blade-handle transition could profit from some re-work though...
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Apr 24, 2014 17:40:38 GMT
You know I doubt if old seaxs had prefect transitions form the blade to handle, they were utility knives. Always something negitive to say.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Apr 24, 2014 17:52:19 GMT
Old saxes looked different in the first place and had very different transitions. Brass collar and handle are modern designs (doesn't mean they don't look good, they do!! I actually prefer them over the straight historical handle...). But yeah, I know originals didn't look perfect all the time. Some did though and those are the ones modern makers should strive to learn from. But if I was insulting in any way, I apologize. I personally am happy over every constructive criticism. That's what makes me improve my work and my first post was meant as such.
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Post by william m on Apr 24, 2014 20:29:09 GMT
:/ I didn't see anything negative about Chenessfan's post. Granted the transition to me looks a little bit weird as it almost looks as if it is stepped, but who knows if this was put in on purpose. I don't know but I think the overall seax is pretty good.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Apr 24, 2014 20:44:55 GMT
I made a few with similar transitions years back, and every one was a learning experience. I think it looks good, now if he wants it to be *perfect* that's a whole lot more work, and a laundry list of suggestions. At this point disassembling to fuss with the tang and transition is a pain...I'd say leave it and maybe consider some scrimshaw in the handle. It really depends on who the knife is for...I made things just to make them. If I happened to sell one, it was a bonus.
Oh, and is it me, or is the hamon very subtle? or is it the photos?
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 24, 2014 21:43:33 GMT
the hamon is noticable but its not BAM IN YOUR FACE like some of the japanese swords we know and love, this seax was made from a different knife i had made that the tip had cracked during heat treat, it was about a 6 inch blade, i cut off the cracked part to save what was still good and made it into this little utility seax. im aware the transition isnt flawless, i was trying to make it that way, on seaxes i prefer the rough hand made look, it quite litterally looks like some viking dude made it out of a broken larger blade. Ill be making more of these small seaxes and they will have a better more "modern" transition, this was an afternoons work to salvage a blade and give it some life. If someone happens to like it and want to purchase it thats a bonus. i dont think theres anything wrong with it myself, but i always appreciate feedback. as for the handle scrimshaw.....thats something i might look into in the future, i dont currently have the ability.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Apr 24, 2014 22:15:46 GMT
Heh, let me see if I can find my "how to cheat at scrimshaw" article I wrote years back. Do you have a Dremmel tool?
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 24, 2014 22:57:33 GMT
yeah i do.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 25, 2014 0:51:00 GMT
Well i took heed to the criticism and went to work with my needle files and changed up the blade to grip transition, it should be more pleasing to those with more refined tastes xD ill post pics later, my camera is dead
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Apr 25, 2014 6:27:45 GMT
Good choice. Looking forward to the pics...
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 25, 2014 23:23:45 GMT
more progress on the Antler Seax Got the Sheath molded and rough mounted. the steel trim will all be polished and form fitted with the jagged edges cut off and rounded out. Entire sheathe will be stained a dark brown and artificially antiqued for a rugged look....also looking into scrimshaw for the antler bone handle. Stay tuned...
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 25, 2014 23:44:35 GMT
last update for the day.Lots of Good progress. got to rivet the steel plates down, clean up the polish on them a bit, and do a little bit of shaping, and then acid bath them so they look weathered. also need to finish the belt loop, and a little bi8t more file work on the seax blade itself. Heres a pic of everything mocked up
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Apr 26, 2014 6:52:36 GMT
Looking good!!!
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 26, 2014 10:46:36 GMT
might pull the stainless steel and make them in brass instead.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 26, 2014 23:25:44 GMT
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Post by freq on Apr 27, 2014 9:03:57 GMT
i liked the original transition :lol: , nice looking blade glad you could find a way of re purposing a broken project
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 27, 2014 10:51:30 GMT
yeah its 100X nicer than what it was originally intended for. it was gonna be a typical EDC knife for me with a plain wood grip. :lol:
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