Another bushseax

[singteck]

I thought this knife looks great in the photo, now that I am holding it in my hand ........ I absolutely love it!!!!!! It's better then the photos!

Solidly build and looks so much better in the .... steel.

:You_Rock_

 

[Snufkin]

I thought this knife looks great in the photo, now that I am holding it in my hand ........ I absolutely love it!!!!!! It's better then the photos!

Solidly build and looks so much better in the .... steel.

:You_Rock_

Thanks mate, I look forward to seeing the sheath you make for it.

 

[Snufkin]

I traded the laburnum handled one so I had to make another, thought I'd try micarta. It's the first time I've tried a synthetic handle material and it was pleasant to work with. Only trouble was that the scales were only 6mm thick so I had to add thick fibre spacers. I went with dark green/mint green/dark green combo which looks quite nice. This version has a slightly longer handle and slightly shorter blade, also it's convex grind. Still a little more polishing to do, make a sheath and put an edge on it.

 

[singteck]

You are getting very good at this! Another beautiful one.

Now to find time to get my sheath done.

singteck

 

[Snufkin]

Thanks mate. This one is destined for America. I have a mate I owe something in trade to and it's taken me a while to come up with something.
I've got some more steel stock on order so I'm going to make myself another and also one slightly narrower out of 3mmx30mm stock with some olive wood scales, gotta keep experimenting .

 

[Shinken]

Very very nice, fit and finish look exellent!

 

[beowolf762]

WOW Snufkin, I like the second one even more!! Most excellent
Beers to you

 

[scruff]

Really great looking work Snufkin.

Very interesting to see this knife evolving.

Thanks for sharing :You_Rock_

 

[singteck]

Not dyed yet, just finish it. Might have to make another one. The opening is too big on this one and I don't think it's suits the period. Does anyone know what's the style of sheath would be best?



singteck

 

[beowolf762]

Hi Singteck,
Traditional seax sheaths are simple folded leather sheaths. The difference from modern sheaths is that the sheath fold is on the edge side, not the spine side. Also many times the sheath had a bronze or copper stiffener along the edge side.
Large seax were worn across the warriors belly edge up. I think the sheath stiffener also protected the warriors belly in case he fell.
Here is a link to a guy who made a very traditional seax and sheath. Hope this helps you. http://www.jomsb.org/Dirk/Seax/Seax.htm

 

[singteck]

Yes that helps a lot. Thank you. Will try another one after I study the photos. But I don't think I will be able to add the stiffener.

 

[scruff]

How's about a copper or pewter welt instead? I've seen Magnus (over on BB) use pewter in his sheaths.

 

[singteck]

How's about a copper or pewter welt instead? I've seen Magnus (over on BB) use pewter in his sheaths.

That one was beautiful. I would love to do something like that but I don't have any copper or pewter.

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

I havent looked at the photo's yet, but could you not hammer some copper pipe flat ?

 

[singteck]

I could but still missing the rivets

 

[Snufkin]

I've got some brass cutlers rivets that you could cut down.
I like the sheath but did you really have to show the one I made .

 

[singteck]

I thought yours was very good actually!

 

[Snufkin]

I thought yours was very good actually!

Funtional, perhaps but not very pretty.

 

[beowolf762]

Here are links to examples of sheaths made without the stiffener:
http://imperialweapons.com/swords/daggers/Ip-131.html
http://www.viking-shield.com/knives.html In my opinion sheaths w1007, w1048 and w1065 are correct, the others appear upside down to me.

 

[singteck]

Here are links to examples of sheaths made without the stiffener:
http://imperialweapons.com/swords/daggers/Ip-131.html
http://www.viking-shield.com/knives.html In my opinion sheaths w1007, w1048 and w1065 are correct, the others appear upside down to me.

Thanks mate! I will post the next one when I am done. Have some design in mind but it's probably not pure (or even close to) seax style.