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Offline bubby

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Seax from a leaf spring
« on: November 06, 2020, 06:02:48 pm »
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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Offline KHalverson

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2020, 05:44:34 am »
beautiful work.
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2020, 02:03:21 pm »
Bubby that's a good looking knife
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Offline Woody roberts

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2020, 05:17:10 pm »
Good looking knife. Did you quench and then draw back?
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Offline bubby

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2020, 09:24:55 pm »
I clayed the spine
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2020, 12:11:01 am »
Nice!  Got to cut the old leaf spring into useable pieces.
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Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2020, 07:40:49 am »
Very nice!
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2020, 09:09:10 am »
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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Offline KHalverson

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2020, 01:28:55 pm »
Quote from: bubby on November 08, 2020, 09:24:55 pm
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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Offline bubby

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2020, 10:45:56 pm »
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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Offline Morgan

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2020, 10:50:20 pm »
I like that a lot.
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Offline DC

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2020, 11:39:20 am »
How do you pronounce "seax'. Sea-ax, sax, seeks or sex?
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Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2020, 12:49:53 pm »
Quote from: DC on November 10, 2020, 11:39:20 am
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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Offline KHalverson

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2020, 02:19:15 pm »
i think i read the proper pronunciation is seeks.
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Offline DC

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Re: Seax from a leaf spring
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2020, 04:08:04 pm »
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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