seax questions

Bobwhite

Bobwhite

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Hey all, these seaxs that keep popping up as UBBBS really are getting me. I had the chance to grab one of the first ones and passed. I regret it now, but I wanted one two inches longer in the blade. Anyway are they flat ground, convex from edge to spine or sabre ground? How thick do they average at the spine? Does the point ever poke throught the end of the sheath? How are they balanced, at the bolster, or are they blade or handle heavy? How does the handle fill the hand (very subjective I know)? Any other comments welcome.
 
I'll do my best...but I'm obviously jaded in my opinion......;)

Full flat grind - just as ordered. 1/4" thick at the spine. A little more than 2" wide. I have worn mine a lot. In fact, so much that the belt straps have fallen off....:( But the tip has never punctured the end. The leather is thick and sturday. I'll do a balance test when I get home, but it is not tip-heavy. The handle is a bit thick and looks stumpy at first. As long as you keep your hand back a 1/2" or so from the bolster, you'll have a good, traditional "lock grip".....that will keep your hand from sliding forward.
 
Hi there
I have two of these, 1 by S.B and the other by K.M., one horn handled and the other wood. The horn handled one is a blem and is heading to have its grips replaced with a more period setup. The details, thickness as in Dans post, never had either one look like it will damage the end of the sheath, balance is about 1/2 an inch in front of the bolster and the blade is flat ground across the full width . IMHO the wood gripped one is the most comfortable but my hands aren't huge.
Get one you'll love it.
Phil
 
My new white antler one arrived today...totally awesome! I'll post pics as soon as she who must have electronics kept away from finds the cord for the camera!
 
The seax is one of my favorite HI products. I'm not exactly sure what mine is good for. i mean it'll chop and it'll poke and it's stout enough to do just about anything you could want from a straight knife. I guess the best way i can describe it is "loyal". the thing doesn't feel like it'll let you down. It has all the elegant beauty of a simple design with all the practicality that comes along with it. It was the bowie knife of europe. Nothing fancy. nothing ornate. Just an honest straight bladed knife that can do most jobs as well as another. Get one. i promise you'll cradle it often. its the kind of knife that causes the mind to drift and wander about. You'll be sitting there in front of the televison running a steel down the edge listening to the knife sing you her song of past glory and suddenly you'll be transported to a different place at a different time. whether used in the kitchen to slice a pork roast or pulled out as a last resport to gore a Viking Berserker, the seax will pull you through it:)

Jake
 
I've really like the way the Seax looks, but I feel like I wouldn't really have any use for it. The only advantage to the Seax that I can see, is if you are cutting down small trees and you want to use the seax as a drawknife to remove bark. Then the straight blade would come in handy.
 
How big are the handles on the seax? In the pics they all look larger than similar 15" offerings. I thought about getting one but worry that it would be too big for my dainty hands.

Looks easy to sharpen though. :)

Nasty colon
 
That's difficult to describe Bruise. It's ovoid and tapered...when I grip it hammer style, my fingertips touch my palm, but then because of the width of my palm, the top of my hand is at the bolster and my thumb is resting on the angled portion of the bolster. With your hand, you would stay farther back on the taper. Get one and try it. If it doesn't fit you can have Dan grind it down or return it.

To me, it's harder to sharpen because it's so much easier to see any inconsistancy in the line of the blade. With a curved blade it sort of blends easier...with the Seax, it has to be kept dead straight or it shows.

What about my colon? ;)
 
Yeah... I reckon I will get one. Perhaps some plain one'll show up as a UBBB. Or maybe I'll wait till after the Yvsa project is done.

Maybe my hands will grow somewhat in the meantime.

I assume the seax is a churuwa design. Now how does one go about making the handle smaller with the chunks of metal and pins on the slabs? Please keep in mind my level of skill.

Tactical kitchen knifeblock...
Umm... semi tactical...

er... recyclable

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Also note the tarnished brass and dirty chos indicating severe laziness. :rolleyes:
 
What is the possibility that someone here who is really good at knifesmithing, could knock the grips off of MY seax and stick on a pair of white antler grips like that one that recently got snagged?
 
I could do half the job pretty well for you Danny...if Bruise will let me borrow his 5lb sledge:D Honestly, there has to be someone that would be willing to undertake the job AND post pics of the process. I'd like to see how a pro does his thing.

Jake
 
Not possible Danny...*I* am the only one allowed a Seax like that! ;)
 
Nasty said:
Not possible Danny...*I* am the only one allowed a Seax like that! ;)
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;)

(it was a very good week for raghorn's knife collection, and a very bad week for his wallet)
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:footinmou Oops...I mean only Raggy and I are allowed a Seax like that.

Sweet! We can start a little association like te DeadRabbits...the WhiteSeaxs

Or would it be the WhiteSeaxi?
 
I missed several before I got mine. I was very bummed for weeks.

It's a great chunk of steel! I wanted it more for the Viking influence than a working knife. However, I've taken it out and used it hard, no issues.

Handle takes a little getting used to since it's more slick than modern materials. However, that's normal.

Great knife if you can snag one. I would take another in a different configuration today!
 
Am I allowed to purchase one if I'm not a Viking?

How can I obtain honorary Viking status?

I'll buy a couple of bjork CD's if I have to.
 
Bruise, I think you should definitely get a seax. I have 2 and they fit my hands just fine.....and I was at the bottom of the pack in hand sizes when Dan did that little survey a while back. My horn handle seax is the one I've used the most and I didn't even have to sharpen it.....I'm still a little paranoid to learn how.....i got all the stuff and it is sitting patiently on my desk waiting for me to get up the guts to try and sharpen something :rolleyes: My purple heart seax is the best fit. The handle is slightly shorter than the horn and it is 1 ounce lighter. But I don't think it will see much work. It's just too pretty and I think a good candidate for a little of Ferrous's etching here in the near future. :)
 
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