DFogg Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Blade is forged from W-2 and selectively hardened and polished to show hamon. The blade is 16.25" and 22.25" overall. Carved ebony handle with bronze fittings and forged copper habaki. I posted a gallery Long Saex Thanks for all the inspiration. Don Fogg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Don, That is too cool. I love the fittings shaped to look like braided leather. Was that carved or cast? The needle point of the blade is just wicked looking too. Very distinct. Beautiful work! It's nice to see something from our host. Merry Christmas. --Dave -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Maresch Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I saw the title clicked the button and had to cry out loud some real .... well, not quotable words. This is so darn cool. I am very happy to get to see something new from you - and it´s especially nice to see the master gets inspiration from his followers Thanks for showing Don. It´s so wicked it seems cute again... Breathless. Mat www.mareschmesser.de Knifemaker, Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedemoguy Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 That's way cool,.. and definitely a jaby looken blade... You're the same dumb pilgrim who I've been hearing for twenty days, and smellin' for three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsmith02115 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Don, nice hybrid interpertation of the saex. I've been doing the carved Leather-look hilts for a while now, but I originaly got the idea from you and Murad from way back in the Kemal days. It's cool to see you reprising that style you set years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petr Florianek Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 great work and great precision. Beautiful lines too! GULLINBURSTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Helm Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Love the blending of ethnic styles. Comes out working brilliantly together. Like I've said before, I love how this forum feeds itself with ideas and inspiration. James Helm - Helm Enterprises, Forging Division Come see me at the Blade Show! Table 26R. Proud to be a Neo-Tribal Metalsmith scavenging the wreckage of civilization. My blog dedicated to the metalwork I make and sell: http://helmforge.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Stier Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Again, you show you are the master! 100% amazing. Practice random acts of Viking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Yowza! You said you were working on one, but I wasn't expecting this! That's pretty darned impressive, Don. Not, of course, that we'd expect anyting less than total awesomeness from you. I think you achieved the perfect blend of cultural influences with this, and I bet it'll cut like nobody's business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Erwin Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 That's pretty wicked! Beau Erwin www.ErwinKnives.com Custom knives Bcarta Composites Stabilized Woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsmith02115 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I'm curious, How'd you keep it from curving in the quench? Did you pre-form it downwards before quenching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wieland Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 hi don, a real masterpiece! you drove the ´seax´-theme to the max! respectfully gerhard My Webpage ceterum censeo ferrum esse cudendum! gerhard a.d. 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFogg Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Thanks everyone. JD, it curved down, but I liked the swoop of it. Don Fogg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Don - really great mixture of styles. habaki on seax... I thought I saw the point curve down a bit - i had the same problem with the long (and comparatively child-like) one I made. I thought it was my imagination due to my own bad luck. It is nice to see you post something here so we can see it. Your work has inspired all of us, and this community has been the thing that keeps me going in my quest to learn this craft. thanks for hosting, and thanks for posting. kc please visit my website http://www.professorsforge.com/ “Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” E. V. Debs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Delfosse Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 respect.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Hernandez Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) Ouch! It sure looks dangerous. Beautiful piece and great carvings and patina. And I just keep going back to look at the carvings and the forming of the habaki. Edited December 21, 2009 by Jesus Hernandez Enjoy life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Sorrells Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hey, I haven't seen anything of yours for a while. Great to see the master at work again! Like everybody else said... Check out Walter's instructional videos: Forging Japanese Style Blades Making Hamons Japanese Sword Mounting Polishing Making Japanese Sword Fittings www.waltersorrellsblades.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel54 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 In one word AMAZING. Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I think everyone has said it so thanks Don. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I'm going to lose my eyes if I keep staring at the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Stagmer Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Beautiful blend of coltures in this piece. Thanks for sharing Don. "ART SHOULD HURT" www.BaltimoreKnife.com BKS' Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Potter Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Great work, Very artistic. Ben Potter Bladesmith It's not that I would trade my lot Or any other man's, Nor that I will be ashamed Of my work torn hands- For I have chosen the path I tread Knowing it would be steep, And I will take the joys thereof And the consequences reap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Beautiful, very elegant! Antoine http://antoinemarcal.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sheffield Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Oh so pretty! My life is like shaving with a razor sharp machete. It's a bit awkward and I feel a sting every now and then, but in the end I'm happy with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 absolutely beautiful.. Damn, where to begin.. I love the carving on the handle and the finish and Hammon are just exceptional.. praise, praise.. thanks for posting this to now inspire all of us.. Zoe Crist Knives Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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