[Scott Roush]

Hi folks... It's been awhile since I've posted but here is an update on my work. I've continued my interest in Scottish weapons while also getting back into my roots of historical-fantasy artsy stuff. Not to mention axes and seaxs.

The first is this sgian achlais 'armpit knife'. While not a replica, it is more a composite of some originals.



And here is a smaller brother to this:



Both of these have sold.

And here is my latest dirk... one of the earlier transitional styles from the mid-17th century:



This one is available (please see link at end of post).

Here is a 'Hobbit's Walking knife'. A while back I started doing some Viking/Anglo-Saxon inspired knives with a hobbit theme. Here is the latest. This one has some particularly ancient and beautiful bog oak from the UK that was gifted to me. These knives typically feature a carved 'netsuke' that serves as a stopper to hold in a belt... a very convenient method for knife carry.





This one is also available.

Lastly: I got my inspiration to make this Anglo-Saxon langseax from the novel Hild by Nicola Griffith. The novel is about the life of St. Hilda of Whitby, a central figure in 7th century Britain. At one point, as a young seer, she was gifted a very long, two handed 'slaughter seax'. So I decided to make what I think this long knife was. Her seax had a black grip so mine isn't a copy of hers. Mine is based on the Hurbuck style of seax and has a bird's eye maple grip and ancient fossil mammoth bone/brass bolster. The blade was forged from pure 19th century wrought iron so it shows a grain pattern which would have been much like an original. The total length is 25" and the blade is 16". The blade tapers from 3/16" at the grip/blade junction and then widens as it approaches the break in shape on the spine.. and then tapers again. This geometry was characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon 'broken back seax.

This seax is being sent to Kyle Jameson of Jameson Leather Works to make a historically accurate sheath. It will be available when that work is complete.



To have a look at my available work (there are also some smaller seaxs, an axe, Castillon dagger, etc) please visit here:

http://www.bigrockforge.com/category/available/

Thank you and I'm looking forward to comments.

[Mark Moore]

That dirk is absolutely fabulous in my book. That's a fightin' man's weapon if I've ever seen one. GOOD JOB! ....McM

[Scott Roush]

Thank you Mark. It is definitely a practical weapon.