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Jean Thibodeau
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Really nice " Prize Seax ".  
Buying one of these " Little Seax(es)" has just become more interesting, although I was happy enough about it without the extra fun of maybe winning another nice seax, if enough people buy them before the deadline or seax cutoff point..  
It's also really a way to be a " Patron " of a true artist.
Looking forward to seeing pics of the finished " Little Seax " and scabbard.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Michael Pearce
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Neat project! I'll be interested to see the handle and sheath.
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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Tomas B
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I'm waiting to see the handle and scabbard too before I decide if I'm buying one of quirky little knives.
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Michael Pikula
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I just wanted to add a little update since it has been awhile since I posted. It looks as though the first few "little seax" will be done by the end of next weekend, and the sheaths won't be too far behind. I got done working on some of the hardware for the sheaths today, 500 bronze staples, and should have the remaining 200 bronze bars completed tomorrow or early Wednesday. I'll post some pictures as soon as things start coming together!
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P. Frank
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| Michael Pikula wrote: | | I just wanted to add a little update since it has been awhile since I posted. It looks as though the first few "little seax" will be done by the end of next weekend, and the sheaths won't be too far behind. I got done working on some of the hardware for the sheaths today, 500 bronze staples, and should have the remaining 200 bronze bars completed tomorrow or early Wednesday. I'll post some pictures as soon as things start coming together! |
Oh please do, I am becoming more and more interested I have to admit.
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Peter Johnsson
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Hi Michael,
I love your concept for this and want one of your little seaxes. Count me in!
... And I would want one even without the price seax, so count me out from the competition.
(even if that is one lovely blade!)
:-)
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Peter Cowan
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Michael,
Please count me in for a "Little Seax". I think it is a great idea. Please PM me when you have all the details.
I live in Canada. I always wear a knife and probably always will. Your seax will be perfect.
Peter.
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Michael Pikula wrote: | | I just wanted to add a little update since it has been awhile since I posted. It looks as though the first few "little seax" will be done by the end of next weekend, and the sheaths won't be too far behind. I got done working on some of the hardware for the sheaths today, 500 bronze staples, and should have the remaining 200 bronze bars completed tomorrow or early Wednesday. I'll post some pictures as soon as things start coming together! |
Looking forward to seeing progress pics and I'll make the order official as soon as they are available by sending in my payment: Let me/us know as soon are they become ready for shipping so I can contact you by e-mail for payment details.
Hopefully these will all be bought so quickly that you will be making another batch or make something else in the same spirit of small production runs.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Ken Speed
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Michael Pikula was kind enough to tell us, "I just wanted to add a little update since it has been awhile since I posted. It looks as though the first few "little seax" will be done by the end of next weekend, and the sheaths won't be too far behind. I got done working on some of the hardware for the sheaths today, 500 bronze staples, and should have the remaining 200 bronze bars completed tomorrow or early Wednesday. I'll post some pictures as soon as things start coming together!
C'mon Michael, get er done! You know how hard it is to wait for a little seax!
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Jean Thibodeau
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Any updates on having these available ?
I'm in no great rush, but it's useful to be able to budget for it being for this month's Creditcard billing period or a future one.
Also, very curious to see how the finished knives turn out.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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P. Frank
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| Jean Thibodeau wrote: | Any updates on having these available ?
I'm in no great rush, but it's useful to be able to budget for it being for this month's Creditcard billing period or a future one.
Also, very curious to see how the finished knives turn out. |
I was just about to ask so I second Jean in this.
I would really like to see how they turned out as I am catching myself more and more often trying to find a way to budget a litle seax.
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Kai Lawson
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I am definitely looking forward to their completion, and I of course am going to put money down for one, but this will be the first time I've ever paid for a little seax...
My, that was a horrible pun.
"And they crossed swords."
--William Goldman, alias S. Morgenstern
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Michael Pikula
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My apologizes for the lack of updates, I have been hard at work on this projects and had two set backs with abrasives not leaving the finish I was looking for. The pieces are mostly done, new abrasives should be arriving on Wednesday, and I will post an image of a completed "Little Seax" by Thursday evening.
On the sheath, there will be two different styles to choose from, and will be making 50 of each. If good fortune is with me I will have one of each to post on Thursday as well.
This weekend I will be out of town visiting family, however everyone who expressed interest in this thread, or PMed me should have one ready to purchase by the end of next week.
On a final note, I paid attention to the first posts and selected a handful of blades and ground the stamp out, so there will be a few with a plain spine.
More updates and pictures to come!
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Tomas B
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I think I finally convinced my wife to give me a "little seax" for Christmas, oh yeah!
I can't wait to see what these will look like.
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William M
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Oh no! I am now horribly conflicted with the little seax logo, now that I know what it is all about is kinda appealing, but then again I do like historical pieces with no logos... nooo what to do :P
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Michael Pikula
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The answer is easy, one of each! ;-)
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Jean Thibodeau
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I'm getting the stamped version because it isn't an important issue for me, and to leave the ground out version for those it is a preference.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Ken Speed
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I enjoy the pun so I'll take the stamped version as well.
I think it was really nice of Michael to grind the stamp out for those who didn't want it.
On the other hand; Michael, PLEASE post a few picture of the sheathes! Curiosity is killing me!!!
Ken
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Michael Pikula
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And behold! The world is now a better place!!!
After numerous sleepless nights and plenty of hard work I finally have images to post of what this "Little Seax" will look like. One of the sheath designs is completed, the other I ran out of time to finish assembling, but compiled the components to give a fantastic idea of what they will look like.
Next week I will start taking orders, and I apologize for not responding to those who have written me, there has simply been much to get done before the weekend. I will respond very soon! I promise!
Also I would like to thank Ben Dawson who I have been dragging up to the shop to help me work on the hardware for the sheaths. It feels great to have another person working in the shop and he has done a wonderful job.
Without further delay.....
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