ruggero 162 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Hi all, i just begin my next custom seax. A long broken back seax. The blade is 500 mm long, 34mm high and 7.5 mm thick by the tang / 6 mm at the point. Steel is a C105 forged flat bar. The customer want punched vikink runes on the blade. So i prepared the blade, without cutting edge. So i can better pounch the runes in. For handle material he want yew and rendeer antler. Spacermaterial in not definded. Just at moment, he not now, if he want a silmly sheath, or a viking sheath reconstruction. This seax is just the simpler execution of this seax. The problem is the money. It was to cool to try to make 1: 1 version. Ruggero 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,230 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 I've always liked that one myself. Link to post Share on other sites
Oberu 86 Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Fairly well done! Always liked that one too. Check out the one Tod Cutler, and I believe, Owen Bush made. (Correct me if I’m mistaken). Tod Cutler has a short YouTube video covering their reproduction. Link to post Share on other sites
ruggero 162 Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 Yes, i see the seax from Tod Cutler.Perfectl inlays. Very nice Beagnoth Seax. But my customer not have the money for a expensive reconstruction. So i make him a simply variation. Ruggero 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ruggero 162 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 Hi Guys, i begin to punch in the runes. If i finish with the runes, i etche the hole blade. Then i grinde the cutting edge. Ruggero Link to post Share on other sites
Francis Gastellu 177 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Looking good! Link to post Share on other sites
Charles dP 535 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Hi Ruggero. Coming along nicely. What are you using to punch in the runes? Link to post Share on other sites
ruggero 162 Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 Hi all, yesterday i grind the bevel edge. The seax its ready for hardening. I make it this evening. Ruggero 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Jaro Petrina 115 Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 That is a good back! Link to post Share on other sites
ruggero 162 Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 Hi Guys, the seax is now ready for handle carving 4 Link to post Share on other sites
ruggero 162 Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 (edited) Hi guys, here the designs i carve the handle. At moment i not have the time to carve, so i beginn with the sheath Ruggero Edited September 16 by ruggero 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Niaro To 7 Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Really enjoying this piece, the antler blends very well. Cheers and keep the good work! Link to post Share on other sites
ruggero 162 Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 Hi, i begin with the carving. Ruggero 4 Link to post Share on other sites
ruggero 162 Posted October 7 Author Share Posted October 7 Hi all, the seax is ready. Now i beginn withe the sheath carving. Ruggero 6 Link to post Share on other sites
ruggero 162 Posted October 13 Author Share Posted October 13 One side of the sheath is carved Ruggero 4 Link to post Share on other sites
ruggero 162 Posted October 15 Author Share Posted October 15 The sheath is now carved and colored. Now she is wet. After the drying i will grease it. Then sche coms darker. Ruggero 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ruggero 162 Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 And here the greased sheath. Ruggero 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Lester 346 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 This is getting better and better. Doug Link to post Share on other sites
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