Let's Talk About Seax Baby!
| This page will be all about seax style blades. These will range from small 3" bladed utility sized ones up to 28" bladed langseaxes. Blades available for sale will be listed in the "Instock" link off my main page. These will all be historical reproductions of blades in my or someone elses collection, or historically accurate original works of my own...well, maybe a wee bit of non-historical work here and there! |
Here's some examples of one in the makes (Jim's blade).
This one is made with a 1022 upper section and a lower blade of 1095 plain carbon
steel. These are forge welded together, then pounded out into the blade. After heat treatment and a mild etching,
the patterns are present. These can be enhanced, or buffed down to a minimum, whatever
the buyer prefers.
 Pic#2: Blade with normal etch and enhanced hamon. Pic#3: Closeup of the blade. Upper light gray is the low carbon steel(1022). Just before the dark area is a narrow line. This is the weld line between high/low carbon steels. Next down is the dark "misty" line. This is the temperline. Below this you can see a layering pattern in the steel due to hot rolling mill processes. I'll be making several blades here in the near future with a variety of styles. Some blades will be full pattern welded blades and can be through hardened, or differentially hardened. Through hardening will yield the "damascus" pattern all over the blade in high detail, while differential hardening will give the "hamon" similar to the above blade. Others will be two part composites or single homogeneous steel blades. As I make some, I'll add some more pics here. 
 
 
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