I have started on a scabbard for the Seax that Jesse Frank made, and thought some of you might like to see some in-progress shots.

I started with a piece of 5/6 oz veg-tanned leather, which I thoroughly soaked in faucet-hot water. I then formed the leather around the seax, capturing it's structure fairly closely. I continued to mold the leather as it began to dry. Once it began to shrink, I stitched the seam. I dyed it oxblood first, then tan. This left it still too red for my liking, so I oiled it. This produced the deep brown with a reddish hue that appears in the pics. (full-size pics are in my personal album on this site) Pardon the shadows...

Anyway, this is where it is at this moment:

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I've set it aside for now, as my commissioned projects have priority, but will move forward soon. I plan to add copper fittings to the seam edge, as well as rigging for belt loops. I'm still feeling out how I want to manage the engraving, or even if I want to. I want to compliment the seax, not understate nor overpower it.

That's gonna look great! You've got a fantastic start. :D

Thanks, Jesse!

Progress continues... here's the chape formed out of 0.025 copper sheet.

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Now, to clean and dress it. It seems too boring... :D

I decided to do a little engraving on the chape:

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Wow really nice Aaron! You're quire an artist! I've been wondering, where did you get the leather?? I've been looking for some just like that myself. Great job so far!

-Michæl F.

The engraving looks good!

Keep 'em comin'.