Stéphane A. Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hi there I'm always around and making knives but only showing what I think is the best. I finished this seax today and as I'm pretty happy about it, here we go. The blade was forged last year at Owen's forge in. Some might remember it. W2, clay heat treated. The handle is hand carved boxwood, the eye of the beast is a tiny garnet. Chasing the serpent with Jake Powning last year opened amazing new perspectives I try to put into my recent work. I planned to have the whole piece to look as it could have been in the past, so a lot of hours went in the sheath. Moulded leather, brass, copper. All pieces are hand made from foils and bars. It measures 48cm all together, the seax itself 46cm. Blade 3.5cm wide at ricasso, tapered to the tip. Of course it took me some hours but the blade remained on my workbench for a long time. This will be a keeper, at least for some time. I hope you will like it as much as I do The next will be multi bar damascus 8):pirate: Stéphane My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Bolin Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Nice overall package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Green Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Beautiful! Love that sheath. Great carving on that handle. Great job. Mark Mark Green I have a way? Is that better then a plan? (cptn. Mal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Stéphane, you have outdone yourself! I do remember the blade, and you have done it more than justice. Was any of that eau de vie de poire involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Page Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Very fine work, it is all phenomenal! The copper/brass flange on the sheath and the carving on the handle especially grab me. John Not all those who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien-Shards of the Dark Age- my blog-Nine Worlds Workshop--Last Apocalypse Forge- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Thomas Obach Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 what a beauty ! very well done North Shore Forge & Ironworks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petr Florianek Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 lovely, Stephane! GULLINBURSTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hÿllyn Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) I'm surprised (pleasantly) Stephane. I remember two forge-ins ago you told me (when I showed you some of my work) that you weren't interested in the finer aspects of blade ornamentation. One forge-in later you took Jake's class. I think it's rather good you changed your mind, otherwise you would have deprived us of this work. Now all you need is patination on the copper and yeah why not, the brass too. Edited January 29, 2012 by Hÿllyn Grey hair and alopecia are signs of age, not of wisdom... Rósta að, maðr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orien M Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Beautiful all around! Very elegant lines... My hand-forged knives and tools at Etsy.com: http://www.etsy.com/shop/oldschooltools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Clark Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Very Nice Stephane! I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Provos Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Very nice! The carving is beautiful. It would be great if you could post a close up picture of the hilt with the eye :-) Niels. Niels Provos The Serpent in the Sword Videos - Sword Resource Search Listen to my Activ8te EDM music releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane A. Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Thanks guys. it means a lot Actually yes Alan, I eventually finished a bottle while carving the handle. But not much was left. I had to carry on with Caol Ila 25 y.o cask strength the next evenings. Niels do you mean this kind of close up ? If you have a way to sand those carvings, I take any tip or advice. I tend to flatten the carvings with sanding. How do you do it ? My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I love it! The sheath-work, the carving, and the subtle blade shape... excellent. George Ezell, bladesmith" How much useful knowledge is lost by the scattered forms in which it is ushered to the world! How many solitary students spend half their lives in making discoveries which had been perfected a century before their time, for want of a condensed exhibition of what is known."Buffonview some of my work RelicForge on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hÿllyn Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Stephane. Don't sand. Scrape the wood. Carefully does it. Grey hair and alopecia are signs of age, not of wisdom... Rósta að, maðr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artis Aboltins Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Very nice! I seem to recall the blade, and you have certainly made a fabulous sheath for it! As for carvings... well such are still ways beyound my skill with wood, I really wish I could have come for jake's woodcarwing class last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Erwin Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Very nice! I really like that. Some reason when I saw the blade the first time without sheath the knives legolas kinda sprung to mind, think it's something in the flow. *shrugs* Really like it. Beau Erwin www.ErwinKnives.com Custom knives Bcarta Composites Stabilized Woods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane A. Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Ok I will spend some more hours watching TV, drinking single malt and scraping this wood My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hi Tacol. Nice job embellishing the knife handle. Here are two links about making small scraper-style knives for carving boxwood. They may help you solve your smoothing problem. http://followingtheironbrush.org/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=1361 http://followingtheironbrush.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1472 Good luck! Tom Tom SterlingTom's Instagram Tom's FacebookSterling Sculptures Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hÿllyn Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Any excuse to drink good malt and improve one's work is a good excuse mate. ;D Tom, I had not noticed your tutorial at the brush. Top notch as usual. And the turned handles are a lovely detail. Grey hair and alopecia are signs of age, not of wisdom... Rósta að, maðr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) Tom, I had not noticed your tutorial at the brush. Top notch as usual. And the turned handles are a lovely detail. Thanks, Hyllyn. Glad you like the tutorial, and hope they help. Life is too short to use ugly tools! Tom Edited February 1, 2012 by tsterling Tom SterlingTom's Instagram Tom's FacebookSterling Sculptures Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane A. Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thanks for the tutorial. Tools and technique to get things done is very clear for me now. Stéphane My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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