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Damascus Seaxby ~Ugrik

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What would a proper viking be without a trustworthy seax? Useful for choping anything from food to small trees it also serves as decent sidearm.

Blade is forged from damasteel and is about 17 cm long. Back of the blade is thick like many seaxes from vikingage - allmost half a centimeter in this case.

Handle is made from woodburl with bronze fittings. Ring on the back of the handle provides something to hold when unsheathing the seax since typical sheaths of the time covered the whole handle aswell.

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~Iron-Eye Mar 27, 2013 Professional Artisan Crafter

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~beornson Mar 17, 2013 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

please tell me... wath steels did you use i have bin working for ages to try and find this contrast

~Ugrik Mar 21, 2013

Hehei,

Its made from damasteel, which is Swedish company that makes powder metalurgic damascus. High nickel content makes the contrast with proper etching.

~major-azrael99 Feb 13, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

NICE

love the design, and the damas is gorgeous

~Averant Feb 12, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

This. Is. Amazing!! What a fantastic and striking damask pattern! Brilliant! +Fave!

~ChrimsonAndClockwork Jan 21, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Amazing, I would love to here how you went about making this beautiful piece.

~Ugrik Jan 21, 2013

I can`t really understand the question...

~ChrimsonAndClockwork Mar 14, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

so sorry, I meant hear.
I'm curious as to how you got the intricate patterns and mounted the blade? Is it a decorative piece or is it functional as a knife?

~Ugrik Mar 17, 2013

Hehei,

What you see are different steel layers that have different chemical composition - the silvery lines contain more nickel that makes them resistant to acid, so after some etching the pattern appears. You may want to look up patternwelding and damascus steel from wikipedia. The knife is completely functional.

Best regards,
Kaarel-Kaspar

~Lyraenos Jun 22, 2012

Absolutely love this... such a useful tool that was also a weapon in a pinch! Great job!

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