Vikings of Lanier

[Anvil Head]

Finished up another Seax. I call this one the "Lanier" due to the handle being bog oak from the bottom of Lake Lanier - fence post from the old farmstead flooded out at the junction of Chesstatee & Chattahoochee. It's three inches longer than the original artifact Nordic blade. Blade is OSB, fittings are from a bronze boat prop, and sheath outer skin is from a leather couch cushion. Waste not want not. Enjoy
(Now I just got to find one of them "Lizard Boats" to find it a home.)

 

[NCHillbilly]

Wow!

 

[Mexican Squealer]

Unreal work!

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Very nice

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Beautiful!

 

[RamblinWreck88]

Very neat how you repurposed all of those materials, and the finished product is awesome, too!

 

[wvdawg]

Mighty fine!

 

[Nicodemus]

That thing is NICE!

 

[Anvil Head]

Thanks everyone. At my age I have accumulated plenty of recyclable materials. Always plenty to work with, so I have a lot of fun putting them to use (again). My Dad grew up during the Depression so he kind of instilled in me the scrounging, hoarding attitude. Wife's been trying to break me of it for the past 49+ years, but I think she's softening.
Anyway, friend of mine showed me a Nordic blade dug up in the Scandinavian area, purported to be Viking Seax design. Intrigued with the shape, I studied up a bit to make one similar in traditional styling best I could. It is a very utilitarian side knife that also works well as a fighter. Somewhat scary in the right hands.
Not my normal style to make or forge, but a very interesting challenge of skills.

 

[gunnurse]

ZAT. Zat all ya got.

Very, very nice work. I’m jealous of your work. But, this product took years and years to perfect, didn’t it.

 

[Anvil Head]

Yes, but I'm still learning. Kool thing is at my age, I look back at some work I did 15/20 years ago and wonder - how'd I do that? Love a good challenge, so off I go to the forge and the finish shop to learn it all over again.

 

[ddavis1120]

Very nice!

 

[trad bow]

Very nice design and knife

 

[Duff]

That is a thing of beauty!! Wow!

 

[Jeff C.]

That's right up my alley.

 

[Paymaster]

Beeeeeeuteeefullll Work!!!

 

[Razor Blade]

Looking good ole boy.