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Mark Routledge
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Blade by Paul Binns, hilt and scabbard by myself. Made for a member of this illustrious forum earlier this year.
Red deer Antler with inset wood from Sutton Hoo.
www.wessexwildcraft.com
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Kai Lawson
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| Posted: Thu 28 Jun, 2012 6:39 am Post subject: |
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(Long whistle). Great looking seax. The sheath is very cleanly made, and looks great, as does the bone/antler/ivory decoration. Is it some kind of scrimshaw-esque process?
"And they crossed swords."
--William Goldman, alias S. Morgenstern
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Luka Borscak
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Very nice! I like the decoration on the grip. Btw, congratulations, you were just a bit faster than me on that blade, if it was still available when I contacted Paul, I would buy this one, not the broken back blade I did buy. 
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Aed Thompson
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| Posted: Thu 28 Jun, 2012 9:45 am Post subject: |
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Wow that's lovely. Very nice job with the sheath too.
Aed Thompson
Thegns of Mercia
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Peter Cowan
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| Posted: Thu 28 Jun, 2012 12:54 pm Post subject: simple seax collaboration |
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Mark, That is a beautiful seax but the sheath is exceptional. It is one of the best you have done.
Sorry to hear it was a wet Sutton Hoo weekend.
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Scott Roush
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Very lovely... great handle treatment and beautiful blade.
What handle material?
edit: (just saw the note at the bottom of the post regarding handle.. again.. nice work. Might just cause one to be born from my shop this week)
http://www.bigrockforge.com
Last edited by Scott Roush on Fri 29 Jun, 2012 9:49 am; edited 1 time in total
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Jeremy V. Krause
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I like this seax as well. The grip and the designs on the sheath are especially nice.
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Will White
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| Posted: Thu 05 Jul, 2012 6:55 am Post subject: |
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(Drool) Seaxs are my favorite edge weapons. And that is a beautiful piece... Wish I had it  .
The scariest moment is always just before you start.
Stephen King
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Jeremy V. Krause
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Nice job on the decorations on the sheath. They seem consistent with period examples which, for me, is always a big plus.
What era would you date this. I'm thinking 9th. c. I could be wrong of course!
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Michael Pearce
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| Posted: Sat 07 Jul, 2012 8:19 am Post subject: |
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This is an absolutely outstanding package; you have done a fantastic job on this!! The details appear to be quite consistant with period examples and it has an excellent 'flow.' I love everything about it.
Michael 'Tinker' Pearce
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Then one night, as my car was going backwards through a cornfield at 90mph, I had an epiphany...
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Ragimond Luebke
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Holy crap love the sheath hats off
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This is a standard topic