Frontier Seax

[Church & Son]

I love the Seax style blade shape. It was carried and used by the Saxons, Angles, Viking and Germanic tribes dating back to the fifth century.

Here is what I think one would have looked like through the hands of an American frontier blacksmith.
18" overall with 12" sharp

Iron is from an old truck leaf spring, forged in the charcoal forge and quenched in brine water. Bolster is a scrap copper pipe fitting.
Handle is Maple stump from a dead tree on our place with a rawhide wrap.
Sheath is some of my deer rawhide over boot leather with a simple concho made from a snuff lid and a antler button from the same deer.
I still have some work on the sheath but I was in a picture taking mood this morning......Randy

 

[Denny Eller]

Another fine piece of Americana, Randy. That's a beast - I'd hate to have someone chasing me with it.

 

[Church & Son]

Thanks Danny, that goes for bothus on the chasing part. There are Seax relics up to 36" long, talk about a handful.....Randy

 

[grafton]

Beautiful piece Randy!

I really like this one. Has to be one of my new favorites from you. The "sunburst" effect of the color tones in the sheath is really great.

 

[Church & Son]

Thanks Grafton. That sunburst effect is a bunch of dried up dye I blended in with varnish and alcohol. Didn't really know what it was going to do on the rawhide, but I kinda like it. And my hands are still a nice orangey tint. Grafton, that's some of my leather tack braiding from a former lifetime.....Randy

 

[One]

...Wicked looking!

 

[Church & Son]

Thanks Tai

 

[Wade Hougham]

Hey Neo, uh I mean Randy,
Another great looking piece and again another great looking sheath. Wade

 

[Church & Son]

Thanks Wade, appreciate the kind words.........Randy

 

[Boxer Bill]

Bet that leaf spring was some fun! Really nice.............Bill

 

[seved]

Very nice I like it. I planing to make some seaxes to next summer. When i am planing on sell them on a Swedish vikingage market.

Seved

 

[Church & Son]

Thanks Seved, the seaxes are fascinating studying.....Randy

 

[Kicking_Bird]

Nice Seax Randy, You did a great job on the Seax and the Sheath there both "Beautiful" !

 

[Church & Son]

Thanks Kicking Bird, means a lot