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.
![](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/11605369155_613d9b41fd_z.jpg)
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!
![](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/11605369155_613d9b41fd_z.jpg)
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