Soooo, I recently got a Diamondback gas forge and this is the result so far. My first sharp. Its all done with stock removal, I only used the forge for heat treatment. I dont have an anvil yet. All done with a 5" angle grinder, files and sandpaper.
About 26 inch total length, 20 inch blade. 5mm thick, 25 mm wide. No distal taper, no profile taper. Blade cross section is a flat ground V shape. POB is about 4 inches from the "guard". Made from unknown spring steel, hardened and tempered.
I wanted to keep things as simple as possible to avoid messinging it up, so I went with a simple, single edged saber with a simple hilt.
Hilt is a birch core with a steel plate at each end and with cord risers wrapped in black leather. I followed Peter Johnssons tutorial on grip wraps and that was a huge help. Not as nice as the grip on my albion sword, but i managed to get that nice textured surface by wrapping the still wet leather grip tightly with cord and letting it dry over night.
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Wicked! Congratulations.
Jon
Jon
Reminds me of a South East Asian dhal. Nice job.
Jason
Jason
Last edited by Jason O C on Fri 13 Jun, 2014 1:51 pm; edited 1 time in total
Thank you for the kind words, guys :)
Very nice done. Keep up the good work
| Jerre R wrote: |
| Very nice done. Keep up the good work |
Thank you. I'm working on a big broken back seax now. :)
really nicely done.
what are its specs? and what is it made from?
I think you pulled really clean lines and it does not look anything like a 'first sword'
Well done
what are its specs? and what is it made from?
I think you pulled really clean lines and it does not look anything like a 'first sword'
Well done
| David Lewis Smith wrote: |
| really nicely done.
what are its specs? and what is it made from? I think you pulled really clean lines and it does not look anything like a 'first sword' Well done |
Thanks David.
Its about 26 inches in total length, 20 inch blade. 5mm thick, 25 mm wide. No distal taper, no profile taper. Blade cross section is a flat ground V shape. POB is about 4 inches from the "guard". Made from unknown spring steel, hardened and tempered. I dont have scales, so I dont know the weight. Its pretty light and nimble though, being such a small sword.
I took the steel from the blades of one of these things:
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I have no idea what its called in english. Common push sled thingy in scandinavia. I only know that they are made from spring steel, I dont know the excact type.
I'm working on a big Seax now, and that wlll be made from Nablo 5028, which is roughly equivalent to 1050 or 1060.
Keep us informed. We love a good DIY project, and we definatley love seaxes!.............McM
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I want one of those chairs now LOL
I want one of those chairs now LOL
Great work - almost a shame to break up a nice kick-sled though!
| Stephen Wheatley wrote: |
| Great work - almost a shame to break up a nice kick-sled though! |
Thanks. :)
Dont worry the sled has seen better days. Look at is as reincarnation. :P
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I have one question - How do you move this sled?
I have one question - How do you move this sled?
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I have one question - How do you move this sled? |
It's for snow or ice. You put it down on that, someone sits in it, you hold the bar across the top of the back and push.
On topic-- lovely little blade. Would always be nervous about grabbing the sharp bit by accident without a guard of some kind on that sucker, though!
Beautiful job. I love the simplicity of it. Looks like very crisp, nicely finished work. I too look forward to seeing your seax.
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