Hi!
I have had the pleasure to ordering some knifes from Scott, and what an artist and service-minded man to deal with:)

My last order so far is a gift to one of my friends 50th birthday and since he is an old norseman(Viking)    :D    I ordered a viking seax to him as a gift.
In the ancient times, this was the knife/sword all free men and warriors had in their belt for use from eating to fighting:)

And here it is:
 
A really special knife indeed        
 

The handle is elk, wrought iron and yew.
Yew was a traditional handle material for seaxs.


Here is the scabbard.  Center seam, adjustable belt loops with deer antler friction beads

To say I`m satisfied with Scott`s work would be an understatement        

I really looking forward to the birthday-party to give this gift to a good friend.

Margly

Really a great piece!

Steve
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Potomac Forge

Thats purty.

Whats the blade, besides the obvious damascus

TBRA

Wow what a fantastic blade!!!          

Your friend is a lucky man

F-Manny

Wow, that is awesome!!

Nathan

Really nice!

Wow! nice....that's very different

Scott does some fantastic stuff..

one word AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks folks...  the blade is 20 layer twist (light) damascus butt welded to phosphoric wrought iron.  A traditional construction method for these. Why waste good steel?

And... My first time playing with damascus. The addiction begins.

I apologize for this not quite being a traditional American hunting knife...but seax's of this size would have certainly been used for hunting and cleaning game.  For many hundreds of years this was the most prevalent blade used of any size and were used for just about anything.  I have one that use around the house (not pattern welded) and it's amazing how versatile it is.

Too dang cool!

Did you make a sheath / scabbord for it as well ? Would enjoy seeing pics of it if you did. Thanks !

Wow, really exceptional work!  I love your use of different materials and textures.

What are the dimensions on that beauty?

Hi!
I received the photos yesterday from Scott, will post more info about the Seax as soon as I get it.
The scabbard is in the making with Scott right now.
Maybe Scott could chime in with the data      

Need to keep our eye on ol' Scott so he doesn't get out of control.
I think he's from a different century.

QuoteOriginally posted by kbaknife:
Need to keep our eye on ol' Scott so he doesn't get out of control.
I think he's from a different century.

really really Nice !
Love the design

Hi!
I just received a photo from Scott of the scabbard to the Seax  



This is just an awesome piece of history!

Thank you Scott      

That is really great work.

Yes it a very nice knife:)
I like the thought of the history around this type of Seax.
Leiv Eiriksson probably carried one of these knifes when he found North America 500 years before Columbus   :D  
The Vikings called the land for Vinland though. (  http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinland  )