Made a new knife. 25 inch viking seax.

[Einar]

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This is a narrowsax I just finished, a viking age design. The grip is hickory wrapped in leather over chord, with mild steel bolsters. 18 inch spring steel blade, 25 inches total. Its a single edge, full flat grind with a thick spine. Its 0.25 inch thick at the base, with a subtle distal taper to 0.2 inches just before the curve to the tip. Pretty happy with this one. I think its my best so far.

 

[Medical Marijuana Man]

Can you give steps on how to make one?

 

[PolishHeadlock]

Pretty gay

 

[Uptown Swinger]

Nice dildo!

 

[JAEGERX]

that is fucking awesome dude, you are very talented, i watch forged in fire all the time and made me wanna do something

 

[Henry Swanson]

Full tang?

 

[CoolB]

Forged or cut and shaped? Looks cool regardless.

 

[Liquid Smoke]

Nice work. Reeks of sexual frustration but that's some damn fine craftsmanship.

 

[MadSquabbles500]

Shouldnt the seax being edged on one side only. The dull thereby being thicker, and therefore adding strength to the length of the blade.

 

[ObsoleteSoul]

Nice work. That's something that has always looked like a lot of fun to do.

 

[loisestrad]

"Is that a custom made 25 inch viking sax in your pocket, or are you just really happy to see me?"

 

[IndyCovaHart]

I’m no groundhog expert but I think that crossed the threshold from knife to sword at some point.

 

[Halge]

Was wondering why the heck you'd make a shortsword and call it a knife, until I read the description more closely and realized it was a historical replica. Pretty cool. Will you have any actual practical use for it? And is it utilitarian at all, or just for show?

 

[Einar]

that is fucking awesome dude, you are very talented, i watch forged in fire all the time and made me wanna do something

Thank you. I've watched a few of the forged in fire videos, and the challenges they get are crazy sometimes. I think it was Walter Sorrels, who had to make a knife from a handful of loose ball bearings.

Full tang?

The tang is full length, but not quite full width.

Forged or cut and shaped? Looks cool regardless.

Cut, ground and heat treated. Thank you.

Nice work. Reeks of sexual frustration but that's some damn fine craftsmanship.

You dont know the half of it, brother... But thank you for the compliment.

Shouldnt the seax being edged on one side only. The dull thereby being thicker, and therefore adding strength to the length of the blade.

Yes, its edged on only one side. Like I said in the OP, its single edge, full flat grind. The spine (or back) is dull and is 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) thick. You can see the dull side in the 6th picture.

Nice work. That's something that has always looked like a lot of fun to do.

Thank you. Its very satisfying.

 

[Liquid Smoke]

I’m no groundhog expert but I think that crossed the threshold from knife to sword at some point.

It's not a "knife". It's a fucking viking seax, you pleb!

 

[Protectandserve]

Awesome work.

 

[Einar]

I’m no groundhog expert but I think that crossed the threshold from knife to sword at some point.

Was wondering why the heck you'd make a shortsword and call it a knife, until I read the description more closely and realized it was a historical replica. Pretty cool. Will you have any actual practical use for it? And is it utilitarian at all, or just for show?

Yeah, the line between knife and sword gets pretty blurry when it comes to seaxes. They made them anywhere from a few inches long up to about 30 inches in blade length, which is as long as most swords of that time. Whatever you wanna call them, knives or sword, they're pretty awesome. As for practical use, none. I just love making them. I could use it as a machete or a big camp chopper if I was to go hiking, suppose. Its fully functional, hardened and tempered 1060 steel.

 

[minute bull]

The tang is full length, but not quite full width.

Ahhh, Wu Tang!

 

[ObamaPhoneLady]

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This is a narrowsax I just finished, a viking age design. The grip is hickory wrapped in leather over chord, with mild steel bolsters. 18 inch spring steel blade, 25 inches total. Its a single edge, full flat grind with a thick spine. Its 0.25 inch thick at the base, with a subtle distal taper to 0.2 inches just before the curve to the tip. Pretty happy with this one. I think its my best so far.

That's fucking sick. One day I am going to get a shortsword for home defense.

 

[Einar]

Can you give steps on how to make one?

I started with 0.25 inch 1060 steel. Cut and ground the profile to shape.
Used my 2x72 belt grinder to grind in the bevels, full flat grind from spine to edge.
Hand sanded the blade to 180 grit lenghtwise before heat treatment.
Normalise in the forge 3 times.
Heat up to non-magnetic and quench the blade in water.
Correct warps while the blade is still warm.
Check with a file if the blade has hardened.
Temper 3 x 1 hour in the kitchen oven to a golden straw colour. (around 400 F)
Hours of hand sanding up to 600 grit.
Handle is shaped, fitted, mounted and wrapped in cord covered in hide glue and then wrapped with wet black leather. Over the leather wrap goes another tight layer of cord to force the leather over the risers and make a nice grippy surface on the leather. After its dried, the outer cord wrap is removed.
Sharpen.
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