New Long Saex From Don Fogg

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Here is a new beauty from Don Fogg, a Long Saex based on a historical Viking saex. It is a wonderful blend of the old Viking and Samurai aesthetics with a hamon that is a wonderful saka-choji-ha. I am sure there are a vast array of superlatives that will be used, but for me, this piece is emminently purposeful and such a seemless blend of cultures that it would appear to be out of an established, age-old tradition.



http://www.dfoggknives.com/LangeSaex.html

Here is Don's description;
"This blade is hand forged from W-2 high carbon steel and selectively hardened and polished to reveal an interesting hamon. The point is dramatic on this piece and actually was taken from an artifact blade the Royal Ontario Museum. I was fascinated by the style and decided to make an interpretation. The blade is 16.25" long and 22.25" overall. The habaki is forged copper and the fittings are carved bronze. The handle is carved ebony and it is marked with my 24k gold cherry blossom logs inset into a bronze pin." (Don Fogg)
 
CAB said:
I am sure there are a vast array of superlatives that will be used, but for me, this piece is emminently purposeful and such a seemless blend of cultures that it would appear to be out of an established, age-old tradition.
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I don't think I could put it any better than that. Don is true master.

Roger
 
That is a beautiful Saex. Don had it on display at the ABS Hammerin in Auburn Maine this summer. It is an exceptional piece.
 
Amazing!

This is the sort of artistry that drew me to bladesmithing in the first place. If only...

John
 
That is one amazingly beautiful piece, something remindful of the past but remarkably "now".
 
wow.
I have a soft spot for seax knives and that is pretty impressive.
 
Don Fogg is just the best!
 
That is wicked and Fogg is in a league of is own.

Truly a master everytime I see a piece from him I bum because I do not have one:(
 
john - what do you mean "if only-" while it certainly is true that's a beautiful piece by don, all of us forumites know you're on the "A" list of makers we(at least I) look up to
 
There was a Hammerin in Auburn?! Do they have one there every year?
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Mr. Bad Example,

The ABS had a Hammer-in last summer at the The New England School of Metalwork in Auburn, ME, hosted by Don Fogg. I'm not sure yet if they are having another one in 2010, but I know that the ABS will start having classes there in the Spring. The ABS website has not yet been updated for 2010 events.
 
jjtjr said:
Mr. Bad Example,

The ABS had a Hammer-in last summer at the The New England School of Metalwork in Auburn, ME, hosted by Don Fogg. I'm not sure yet if they are having another one in 2010, but I know that the ABS will start having classes there in the Spring. The ABS website has not yet been updated for 2010 events.
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I'm 45 minutes or so from L/A and never heard of it. That bladesmith course looks sweet, though the beginner's blacksmith course would probably be the place for a newb like me to start. Will start saving my pennies!
 
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