AEB-L Seax

[David Mary]

This is a commission I took for a gentleman in the UK. It's almost done, and I thought I'd show it here. AEB-L stainless steel at RC 61 with contoured natural maple handle scales, two brass pins and four brass tubes. Thanks for looking!

 

[marthinus]

Looks good. Wharncliffe shapes are one of my favorite designs, can think it would work well on green foliage.

 

[David Mary]

Thank you!

Wharncliffe shapes are one of my favorite designs, can think it would work well on green foliage.

Absolutely. The wharncliffe/seax style blade and point is much less prone to slipping off foliage so it makes a great brush clearing knife, and also for thin branches and twigs. The only time I would choose one with belly at the tip instead of a seax is when I need to do lots of chopping very close to the ground, where the belly and sweep of the tip helps to keep the tip away from the soil and rocks.

 

[marthinus]

Thank you!



Absolutely. The wharncliffe/seax style blade and point is much less prone to slipping off foliage so it makes a great brush clearing knife, and also for thin branches and twigs. The only time I would choose one with belly at the tip instead of a seax is when I need to do lots of chopping very close to the ground, where the belly and sweep of the tip helps to keep the tip away from the soil and rocks.

Agreed. It is surprising how much damage parangs, machetes can take when used extensively.

 

[Corey.L]

This is a commission I took for a gentleman in the UK. It's almost done, and I thought I'd show it here. AEB-L stainless steel at RC 61 with contoured natural maple handle scales, two brass pins and four brass tubes. Thanks for looking!

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Ayyyy that's mine, its held up amazingly against hard use over nearly a year and still shaving sharp which is ridiculous