Broken back Seax

[Phillip Patton]

This is my first attempt at a seax. I did most of the work last fall, but just put the finishing touches on today.

Steel: 1084 and 15n20 The blade is made up of four bars. The two nearest the spine are opposing twist, the one in the middle is serpent, and the edge bar is random.

Hardness: probably around 58

Blade length: 16-3/4"

Total length: 23-3/4"

Blade thickness: about 5/16" at the ricasso

Handle material: cocobolo

Fittings: copper. My mark is on the end of the pommel.

Price: $750 + $25 shipping.

I'm really not a scabbard maker, so there is none, but for an extra $50, I could be persuaded to whip up something simple in leather.

I can take paypal, check, or MO. Please send paypal to phillip at pattonblades dot com
If using a check, allow 10 business days for it to clear before shipment. Please make sure blade is still available before sending payment.

Note: this is a weapon, not a chopping tool. Because of the geometry of these, the tip is quite thin and I would not put much strain to it.

Thanks for looking!

 

[WILLIAM.M]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lorien]

holy crap, man!
I'm guessing you'll be paying yourself about $11 per hour selling this piece, at that price. That steel is insanely involved.

 

[DEllis]

holy crap, man!
I'm guessing you'll be paying yourself about $11 per hour selling this piece, at that price. That steel is insanely involved.

I'm guessing you misplaced a decimal point there Lorien.......the amount of work that would take, at that price, probably would end up being closer to $1.10 per hour.

Beautiful work:thumbup:

Darcy

 

[WilsonKnives]

Amen on the $1.10 per hr. But ain't it fun and it really helps if mamma has a good job!!!!!

 

[Phillip Patton]

Thanks fellas. I'd be charging a lot more if I were as happy with the handle as I am with the blade. I've been thinking about re-handling it. If it doesn't sell this time around, I may just do that. And raise the price, of course. ;-)

 

[Lorien]

Thanks fellas. I'd be charging a lot more if I were as happy with the handle as I am with the blade. I've been thinking about re-handling it. If it doesn't sell this time around, I may just do that. And raise the price, of course. ;-)

go for it, I say! A knife with a blade like this should definitely be in the realm of 1K, imo