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    Seax

    Hello, I have tested it on a few things such as a car door, very thick leather, different thicknesses of wood.
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    Seax

    I must say that for me, when I used it it was great for all the jobs it was meant to do. There is a companion knife that I am designing to go with it which will cope with all the small jobs around camp.
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    Seax

    Hello HillBill, I might have to make a new one as the one I originally put up has been deleted as I have changed computers. I will put one up soon :) But this one will be a much better one than the last one. Hello Dunx, I have tested the points capabilities against many different items...
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    Seax

    All sorted, changed the post :) The saw back is called a shark tooth saw, and it really works well :)
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    Seax

    Hello Dunx, It is essentially a pommel, but I have added the wings so that the crusher covers a lot more area which makes it a lot easier to use, The point is armour piercing becuase of the tempering and the angle of the broken back style, as well as the thickness.
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    Seax

    I do agree that it looks nothing like the knives that are made for bush crafters or survivalists today. But that doesn't make it bad at its job. I have used this knife myself while at camp and I found it excelled at some jobs, but at others it wasn't so good such as for skinning. But I am...
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    Seax

    Hello, I am a long time member of the British Blades forums and already have posted it there, It seemed to go down well. Hideous is not a word I would use :) but everybody has their own opinion of this knife. I realise that is something different from the norm but that doesn't mean it doesn't...
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    Seax

    Thanks to everyone for their replies, and thanks for all the advice. All I can say is that the knife is based on a Broken back style of Seax, and I am adding a companion knife that will be used as a skinner etc. I have added the url of an article I wrote about the Broken back style of Seax...
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    Seax

    Hello All, This is my first post to these forums. My name is Frank and I am a knife designer and have always been interested in bushcraft and history, I have designed a knife based on the Anglo Saxon Seax. I would very much like to show you a new Knife design I have come up with, it is an age...