Feelin Seaxy...

[stabman]

Had 30 year old piece of antler.
Had spring steel.
Had access to forge...and 6 inch pliers?!?!
Time to make a seax.

Here it is prior to heat treat:

There are a bunch of progress shots my brother took, but good luck getting them from him (too busy).

Since it is a charcoal forge, and I had to use 6 inch pliers rather than tongs (I bought some tongs after this ordeal), heat treat was difficult.
Trying not to melt the tip, the first heat got it hard except for the inch at the tip.
The second try was sub par.
When trying the third time. the glove insulation melted...and so did the tip.
Heat treated it anyway, and ground new tip on it after.

Blade was now hardened nicely, but 1/4" shorter than originally intended.

Took bunch of sanding work.

Added notches to assist in epoxy holding it into handle:

Used a hardened stainless steel 1/8" pivot assembly as a pin. Hung it to allow epoxy to dry fully:

Not bad for weight considering blade is 0.360" thick at spine:

Posing down by the river:

 

[stabman]

There was a Viking photo shoot; was not sure seax would be ready in time for shoot (see above for mention of brother's busy schedule), so I bought a cheap Pakistan seax off Amazon just in case.
Here they both are on a badger pelt:

And as you can see, it works for blocking swords when held in reverse grip if you forget your shield at home.

The pith at exposed parts was flooded with CA glue then sanded down, to avoid water getting in to soften it in the future.
The fabric sheath in last pic has Kydex insert I made. Fabric is repurposed from old crappy machete sheath. Waiting on leather order to come in so I can make a really nice sheath as befits this knife.

 

[Hammer67]

 

[stabman]

Figured I'd share this warning label that came with the Pakistan Seax:

Very appropriate.
When you buy one it MAY have a sharp edge and or point.
The one I got had neither.

Luckily, the insanely soft steel it is made from can be easily filed and sanded to a sharp point or edge that will rub away with minimal use.

One girl at the Viking photo shoot blocked the edge of my Pakistan seax with the spine of here Pakistan seax. Turns out edge beats spine, and proved her warrior instincts to be correct. Ended up with a neat ding in the edge of mine.

 

[w]

So i guess I got a small seax.View attachment 2186768

 

[stabman]

So i guess I got a small seax.View attachment 2186768

Wharncliffe was designed in England, which is where the Broken Back Seax was most popular. Probably bit of a connection.

 

[Steely_Gunz]

That's an awesome mjolnir in the pick as well. I like how it's subdued in design. I've got a rustic brass version that I wear

 

[stabman]

That's an awesome mjolnir in the pick as well. I like how it's subdued in design. I've got a rustic brass version that I wear

Yeah, I liked how it isn't as flashy or weird as some out there.
Might try to forge an actual hammer sized one at some point.