p-welded viking knife / seax

kevin -the professor

kevin -the professor

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Hello Everyone,
I have been playing with basic design stuff lately. I am working on three interpretations of the same basic fighter design. This is the Viking interp, so it is pattern-welded along the spine with a pretty simple handle. The maple on this handle is the prettiest I have ever had. There are no weld flaws, and it was all done by hand. There is 5 layers with two twists butt-welded to two more bars. The twist is 15n20 and 1080, the two mono bars are both 1080.



This knife has a thick spine and a powerful point. Imagine that you may want to use this as a last hope to thrust through leather or chain mail.



This is a really beautiful piece if you are into traditional styling (leather and maple and patter-welded spine the way the Celtic and Norse people did things).

I am asking $250.00 for this.

kc
 

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Great work! It's very difficult to find a pattern welded seax reproduction as accurate as yours, for this price point.
I think the yellowish background of the pictures it's not doing it justice...

Kind Regards:)
 
how long is the is the knife, how long is the blade, and how thick?

I don't think this will last long at all.
 
Thanks. I may have to post better pictures.
The blade is just under 1" wide. It is 8" long, and 1/4" thick. The handle is 4.25". Through tang, peined over butt-cap (historically accurate method - but I did epoxy the channel and solder the guard as a tip of the hat to modern technique).

It is designed to mimic a personal fighting weapon that would be needed to thrust through chain mail. The leather looks sort of reddish-brown in person, and the maple glows with a really impressive chatoyance. This is the most attractive piece of maple I have ever used.

kc
 
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Professor, very nice knife for sure ! that's a lot of work for very little money.
i just bought a 'big' knife, so not up for another just yet. otherwise i'd nab this 'slayer' right now.
roland
 
OK - The blade is actually 9", and the handle is 4.2".

I had the blade a little short and the handle a little long, but the 4.2" in the handle does not count the curve (like with a Japanese sword, length is from end to tip in a straight line, not the length you get by following the curve).

kc
 
I just dropped 1k on knives and stuff, and I am forcing myself not to buy this.

I saw your other one that was even bigger and I was so envious. I have no idea what I would even do with this but I really want it.
 
Rich, quoting you: "but I really want it."
That is all the reason that is needed to buy a knife. That is how a collection is built.
roland
 
Hello Again,

I am going to drop the price to $200.00. I am about to buy a hydraulic press, and want to sell this.

pm me if you are interested. This is a beautiful knife, in the traditional style.

Kevin
 
This one is SOLD!

I am working on a bigger one to replace the one stolen in shipping.

Good news for me - I am getting a hydraulic press soon. This will let me make the individual bars faster. For this type of construction, you still have to do the last part of the welding by hand.

Thanks for the intrest. I will have more coming - I don't teach in the summer, just make knives.

Kevin
 
If that had not gone when it did I would have gotten it. I've been watching since it went up.:D:D:thumbup:
 
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