Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => At the Forge => Topic started by: bubby on November 06, 2020, 06:02:48 pm
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I beat this blade from an old, old leaf spring, that stuff is hard to move lol. Through Tang peened with brass, stacked birchbark, some figured black walnut and some thin white mycarta I made.
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beautiful work.
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Bubby that's a good looking knife
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Good looking knife. Did you quench and then draw back?
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I clayed the spine
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Nice! Got to cut the old leaf spring into useable pieces.
Hawkdancer
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Very nice!
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Nice juxtaposition of finely finished handle and raw looking blade. I'm kinda getting into that bushcrafty sorta thing and I could see this blade being a workhorse in the woods.
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I clayed the spine
did that keep the spine nice and soft?
i was always under the impression that an edge quench or blue backing was a better option for a deep hardening steel like 5160.
i'm only asking cause i got near no experience with that steel other than it has a great reputation for blade steel.
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Kevin it kept it soft enough lol, this was some hard to move stuff. I did temper it in a toaster oven 375 twice. Holds a great edge chopping 2x4 in two
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I like that a lot.
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How do you pronounce "seax'. Sea-ax, sax, seeks or sex?
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How do you pronounce "seax'. Sea-ax, sax, seeks or sex?
I hope it's Sea-ax. The others could cause unfortunate misunderstandings.
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i think i read the proper pronunciation is seeks.
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Well I googled it and got this
"Seax knife
Seax (Old English pronunciation: [ˈsæɑks]; also sax, sæx, sex; invariant in plural, latinized sachsum) is an Old English word for "knife". ."
Looks like they're all right. ;D
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That's one sax you don't want to bring to band practice.
Unless you really dislike your bandmates.
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Oooh I like it 👍🏼😎😎
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That's one sax you don't want to bring to band practice.
Unless you really dislike your bandmates.
Too much seax and violins.
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That's one sax you don't want to bring to band practice.
Unless you really dislike your bandmates.
Too much seax and violins.
Ohhh, that deserves pun-ishment.... :fp
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Touché, Mssr. Le Pussycat! >:D :fp (lol). It is a real pig sticker for sure!
Hawkdancer
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What is the difference between a Seax and a Bowie?
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What is the difference between a Seax and a Bowie?
A bowie won't get you slapped with a sexual harrassment suit if you pronounce it wrong at work.
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True, but I don't think either would go over well at band practice! DC, I think it is the profile of the blade, both will do the job. The Bowie usually has a more pronounced upward sweep to the tip, I think
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Nice work, I like that a lot. :)
Pappy
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What is the difference between a Seax and a Bowie?
Difference (usually and there are exceptions, lol!) are the blade shape and finger guard.
Bowie’s have a clip point style blade Which can be formed by grinding, cutting or beveling. A seax has a sloping point formed by moving the material downward by cutting grinding or pounding...
Bowie’s have a pronounced guard which might even loop around to the tangs end forming a knuckle duster. While a seax has a minimal or no guard.
Clear as mud, right? ;)
Forgot to say: beautiful seax bubby!
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Thanks man
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Yep, very seax-(wait for it...) y.
;)
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you do some awesome work from what I have seen.