I have finally finished my seax!
This is the first blade i have ever forged which means the steel is overworked, a bit wonky here and there, and the edge is brittle. but it is mine!
The handle is some silver birch i turned, then rubbed whatever i could find into it to make it age a bit faster. The sheath has an inner core of wet moulded veg tan. Then i stretched veg tan sheepskin around that for the outer, stitched with artificial sinew, dyed brown and then rubbed some Dubbin into it.
Seax by HamishOdinson, on Flickr
It is more of a reenactment knife or something to put on the wall and look at rather than ever use but i am really chuffed with it all the same and it has given me the inspiration to pursue blacksmithing in the future when i have more time and can build a forge
Thanks for looking
This is the first blade i have ever forged which means the steel is overworked, a bit wonky here and there, and the edge is brittle. but it is mine!
The handle is some silver birch i turned, then rubbed whatever i could find into it to make it age a bit faster. The sheath has an inner core of wet moulded veg tan. Then i stretched veg tan sheepskin around that for the outer, stitched with artificial sinew, dyed brown and then rubbed some Dubbin into it. Seax by HamishOdinson, on Flickr
It is more of a reenactment knife or something to put on the wall and look at rather than ever use but i am really chuffed with it all the same and it has given me the inspiration to pursue blacksmithing in the future when i have more time and can build a forge
Thanks for looking
