After the several years of watching RUclips to learn how to forge by watching other people, I can say your channel has been the most informative I've found yet. Usually they don't talk much and just forge but I really like how you tell us what your doing it's going to be really helpful for improving my forging skills. I even have some wrought iron I've been making san mai with
Hey, here's a cool tip: Use Brasso with that soft flannel buffing cloth and the wood burnishes really smooth. It has a sheen to it as it fills the pores and on wood, antler and bone it gives it a semi gloss look. Nice work!
As a viking age camp chef I made a kitchen sax if you will. Since I had to contend with food safety I chose to repurpose a rather large and bulky stainless steel meat carving knife which I fitted with a sax style handle, made from an old ash ax handle. I was forced to glue in the ash handle since peening stainless is virtually impossible... not even tried it... BUT: It looks just like the real deal, works very well in the camp kitchen and since it has some intimidation properties I imagine it would do very well in fending off any random galoot who decides to raid the kitchen stores after hours...
You did the right thing. Buy you some Brasso and use a cloth with lots of brasso on it the way you did the beeswax. I get a dull luster and a little chatoyance if i mix it with some oil
Thanks for sharing your process! When my first pieces of wrought come in I will watch the first two episodes again, as I've never worked with wrought before.
I agree. However, I always put a guard on the knife because poking is the number 1 move in knife fighting or self offense. To me. Can't have my fingers go up the blade when I poke a bone and the blade stops but the hand continues even for authenticity's sake
I like your style dude, and your drill press. I see my state flag but I hear a different accent....WELCOME!!!! Your work is top notch, love your channel.
My Man at 10K subscribers! So happy to watch you adding so many viewers. Your work speaks for itself and it is a pleasure to watch this channel grow. Demo Matt could use a real EDC you should take care of that since your in Texas now.
Viking seaxes were probably similar to puukkos, which also had seax equivelant of 'väkipuukkos' or Sami leukus. They used bone as well or just the wood as the handle certainly. The handle is usually rough egg-like oval shape, which the wood is usually birch, as you can grip it firmly in cold and damp conditions easily. Some used iron fittings too which some survived. But they definately have artistic license to them, as people usually whittled them down for themselves and might've given it carvings.
@@FireCreekForge shame the bark had to go for that, but needs must. Have you considered doing a larger version of the Musso Bowie! I’d love to see that with a stag handle!
The viking seax is my favorite knife of all time closely followed by the bowie. But i have a question, you used the norton india stone on that blade right? I just bought that stone online because i broke mine so can you tell me about your sharpening process with that stone?
I put the initial edge on with the belt grinder, then establish the edge with the stone and hone with an Arkansas stone. Here's a couple videos I did a while ago on using a whetstone and sharpening: ruclips.net/video/w9GatB_vE7g/видео.html ruclips.net/video/Ph819jNu44U/видео.html
@@FireCreekForge Just got the stone in today and its like 320-400 grit and i got my hunter i just finished up really sharp. Next i need to invest into a arkansas stone
Sweet looking blade.Great job. How did you come up with your maker's mark? what does it represent? I know what it is, but what does it mean to you? Stay safe my friend! I thought Texas is warm your dressed like you are still in Idaho. Take care enjoy your weekend.
Thanks Steve! it was down to freezing here, so nothing bad. :) The compass signifies adventure, wilderness, and direction. It's tilted northwest since that's where lived. Have a good weekend!
Glad to see you don't burn completely through to "fit". I cringe at that possible weak layer that may also have some static to it because of how fine it is. Static dust is the opposite of what you would want for epoxy bonding. edit: that is a gorgeous knife!
I was almost your first comment! I wanted to watch the whole video first though. Great build man! I like the rustic look, I literally just finished a puukko build, these knives really go together! Check out the scabbard I made for the puukko it might give you some ideas for for your sheath. Super cool build!
Кстати я редко встречаю людей которые готовы платить за хороший материал... Хотя постоянно обращаются с просьбой изготовить хороший нож, так чтобы держал заточку...🤣🤣🤣 Парадокс!!!
There are surviving handles from that time period, tho they are exeptionaly rare, sinse biological material rarely survives the tooth of time in whet soil. You will have to look hareder if you want to see them, but ask Scandinavian museums if they can provide you whit pictures. I saw one that had a Birch burl handle, and that was from a Swedish museum. Looked like any other knife handle just made out of birch burl and it was white/grey ish in colour. Cutting carboard is a bad sharpness test. It can damage the edge sinse allot of carboard haw rough material and sand in them. If you want to show sharpness grab a page from a phone book, or some baking paper. or shave your arm/leg whit it. the best test is to slice a strand of hear by just dropping it on the edge. + Calling a blade damascus is tecnicly wrong, as only a blade forged in the city of Damaskus can be called it. Any blade made outside of that city whit this tecnic of forging, is called pattern welded. Other than that the final product was really nice.
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After the several years of watching RUclips to learn how to forge by watching other people, I can say your channel has been the most informative I've found yet. Usually they don't talk much and just forge but I really like how you tell us what your doing it's going to be really helpful for improving my forging skills. I even have some wrought iron I've been making san mai with
That's great, thank you for the feedback, glad it's been helpful
Hey, here's a cool tip:
Use Brasso with that soft flannel buffing cloth and the wood burnishes really smooth. It has a sheen to it as it fills the pores and on wood, antler and bone it gives it a semi gloss look. Nice work!
As a viking age camp chef I made a kitchen sax if you will. Since I had to contend with food safety I chose to repurpose a rather large and bulky stainless steel meat carving knife which I fitted with a sax style handle, made from an old ash ax handle. I was forced to glue in the ash handle since peening stainless is virtually impossible... not even tried it...
BUT: It looks just like the real deal, works very well in the camp kitchen and since it has some intimidation properties I imagine it would do very well in fending off any random galoot who decides to raid the kitchen stores after hours...
Holy smokes, beautiful work 👍👍👍
The video of the pinging was really interesting! Gorgeous the way it turned out
Best looking knife I've ever seen, absolutely gorgeous
Love watching this channel. Amazed at guys like Shurap but really like the narration of yours to really learn why and how.
Beautiful Seax...
You did the right thing. Buy you some Brasso and use a cloth with lots of brasso on it the way you did the beeswax. I get a dull luster and a little chatoyance if i mix it with some oil
Nice marriage of sreel and wrought, hard to achieve. Well done.
Thanks for sharing your process! When my first pieces of wrought come in I will watch the first two episodes again, as I've never worked with wrought before.
You bet, hope it helps!
I agree. However, I always put a guard on the knife because poking is the number 1 move in knife fighting or self offense. To me. Can't have my fingers go up the blade when I poke a bone and the blade stops but the hand continues even for authenticity's sake
Beautiful!
Oh thats nice id love one of those.
Awesome, friend.
Looks amazing! Love the way it turned out! Thanks for sharing your journey!
Thanks for watching!
I like your style dude, and your drill press. I see my state flag but I hear a different accent....WELCOME!!!! Your work is top notch, love your channel.
Thank you! Came from Idaho, don't worry, haha. Welcome to the channel!
Absolutely gorgeous … again 😎👌🔥
Beautiful knife....well done!
Always impressed, very nice! Blessings.
Such a beautiful knife. Well done!
Thanks!
Gorgeous knife! Excited to get into the shop and start mine.
Nice job, well put together.
Thanks!
Great video and a beautiful knife!
Thanks!
The wood vice as you called it is referred to as a Jorgenson clamp. the build really came out nice.
I see, thanks!
Beautiful blade and great job
Thank you!
Beautiful blade! Nice work!
Thank you!
My Man at 10K subscribers! So happy to watch you adding so many viewers. Your work speaks for itself and it is a pleasure to watch this channel grow. Demo Matt could use a real EDC you should take care of that since your in Texas now.
Thanks! I appreciate it!
Very nicely done.
Thanks!
LOOKS AMAZING. The handle reminds me of some EGYPTIAN handles I've seen in the movies
Beautiful.
Turned out well!
Thanks!
Viking seaxes were probably similar to puukkos, which also had seax equivelant of 'väkipuukkos' or Sami leukus. They used bone as well or just the wood as the handle certainly. The handle is usually rough egg-like oval shape, which the wood is usually birch, as you can grip it firmly in cold and damp conditions easily. Some used iron fittings too which some survived. But they definately have artistic license to them, as people usually whittled them down for themselves and might've given it carvings.
Very very nice, thanks for sharing. God bless
You bet, thanks for watching!
Beautiful Knife
How were handles attached before modern epoxies?
Cutlers glue I believe.
Gorgeous, per usual
Thanks!
Gorgeous results! One question though, why did you remove all of the bark off the Antler?
Thanks! In order to get down to the desired dimension
@@FireCreekForge shame the bark had to go for that, but needs must.
Have you considered doing a larger version of the Musso Bowie! I’d love to see that with a stag handle!
Great looker! Was thinking you might have used an antler end, but then thought, how would one attach it?
Yeah that would be a neat look too, with the wood in the middle.
Very nice
Thanks!
The viking seax is my favorite knife of all time closely followed by the bowie. But i have a question, you used the norton india stone on that blade right? I just bought that stone online because i broke mine so can you tell me about your sharpening process with that stone?
I put the initial edge on with the belt grinder, then establish the edge with the stone and hone with an Arkansas stone. Here's a couple videos I did a while ago on using a whetstone and sharpening: ruclips.net/video/w9GatB_vE7g/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/Ph819jNu44U/видео.html
@@FireCreekForge Just got the stone in today and its like 320-400 grit and i got my hunter i just finished up really sharp. Next i need to invest into a arkansas stone
Sweet looking blade.Great job. How did you come up with your maker's mark? what does it represent? I know what it is, but what does it mean to you?
Stay safe my friend! I thought Texas is warm your dressed like you are still in Idaho.
Take care enjoy your weekend.
Thanks Steve! it was down to freezing here, so nothing bad. :) The compass signifies adventure, wilderness, and direction. It's tilted northwest since that's where lived. Have a good weekend!
Glad to see you don't burn completely through to "fit". I cringe at that possible weak layer that may also have some static to it because of how fine it is. Static dust is the opposite of what you would want for epoxy bonding.
edit: that is a gorgeous knife!
Thank you!
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For a second, I thought you were Seth Rogen. 🤔 Great Seax.🗡🤜🤛👍
I was almost your first comment! I wanted to watch the whole video first though. Great build man! I like the rustic look, I literally just finished a puukko build, these knives really go together! Check out the scabbard I made for the puukko it might give you some ideas for for your sheath. Super cool build!
The activity on the blade is really handsome man
Thanks! Yeah I saw your puukko, pretty fancy!
Love this build! I’d love to own something like that. Very cool layer pattern in the blade!
Thanks you!
I don't think you should breathe the dust when you work stag. Always wear a mask. Safer to work it wet, I think.
Браво. Очень хорошая работа 👍👍👍💪💪💪
Thanks!
Кстати я редко встречаю людей которые готовы платить за хороший материал... Хотя постоянно обращаются с просьбой изготовить хороший нож, так чтобы держал заточку...🤣🤣🤣 Парадокс!!!
Genial, estupendo trabajo.
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A seax isn't necessarily a Viking thing it's an old english word and they're common all over migration era Germanic peoples.
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There are surviving handles from that time period, tho they are exeptionaly rare, sinse biological material rarely survives the tooth of time in whet soil.
You will have to look hareder if you want to see them, but ask Scandinavian museums if they can provide you whit pictures. I saw one that had a Birch burl handle, and that was from a Swedish museum. Looked like any other knife handle just made out of birch burl and it was white/grey ish in colour.
Cutting carboard is a bad sharpness test. It can damage the edge sinse allot of carboard haw rough material and sand in them. If you want to show sharpness grab a page from a phone book, or some baking paper. or shave your arm/leg whit it. the best test is to slice a strand of hear by just dropping it on the edge.
+ Calling a blade damascus is tecnicly wrong, as only a blade forged in the city of Damaskus can be called it. Any blade made outside of that city whit this tecnic of forging, is called pattern welded.
Other than that the final product was really nice.
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Beautyfull blade, but wrong Shape. Its not a sax (Danish for Seax)
Gorgeous!
Beautiful!