EDC Seax Knife Making - Anglo Saxon | Viking Knife

[@rawhititamaki6420]

Saxons were named as such because of the seax. It was their main weapon (especially in shield walls, where it's hard to swing a longsword), so rival tribes called them Saxons. Pretty sure the originals were definitely way longer (from fingers to elbow). Vikings (which actually just means a raider on a ship) just saw the sense of using seax's in warfare. Been reading English/Danish history, hence my comment, I just couldn't help it. Awesome video bro! keep up the amazing content!!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Rawhiti. Glad you enjoyed this build!

[@bryanbock1942]

Garage gonna get real hot this summer brother. You know how this Texas heat is. Specially over here in southeast Texas in the swamp and coast. Humidity is brutal. Man your videos are a huge help. I’m just startin out in knife makin and don’t have a clue what I’m doin. But your videos are great.

[@RedBeardOps]

Hey man, really appreciate that! Glad you're getting some value out of them. And no joke! It's hot already in there! LOL

[@nickhartman6372]

Beautiful knife! I have just gotten into the hobby, finished forging my first knife a few days ago, I made a simple krumkniv. This template will be my first stock removal project, I am super pumped! Your videos have been a major help and inspiration, thank you for all that you do ✊

[@RedBeardOps]

Heck yeah! Good luck with your build!

[@flyphishr]

The tumbler is genius! Camp knives are my favorite....big beefy camp knife/ choppers, though not always practical. Keep up the awesome work!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks for your comment sir! That tumbler is bad ass. Works great for what I do here. If you're interested in the construction here it is - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqfdiGqQi6yaaaM Thanks for watching! Cheers

[@RedBeardOps]

Update - Template Can Be Found Here - www.patreon.com/posts/edc-seax-44182972 Original Pinned Comment - What is yall's favorite knife style/design from history?! It was really fun making a design from the history books. I want to do more of this!

[@damasydia]

JKeetonKnives for me it’s the Bowie knife

[@dathanpadgett]

Dirk

[@averageknifeenjoyer3108]

Maybe the ginunting from Filipino culture

[@joelongstaff7601]

Red Beard great video. The word seax is elder futhark" ancient Norce" it means knife. the Anglo Saxons would have learned the word from viking raiders. Another point is the blade you make here is almost an exact replica of the 9 inch blade knife Racine Bowie made for his brother Jim. That's the knife Jim Bowie used at the brawl on the sand bar, where the penny dreadfulls " pocket novels" made him famous. Both the brothers were senatores as well as slave owners. Racine went on to buy trade knives from sheffield to sell to tourists. Racine's diarys are held in a univercitys library and they tell the true story. Part of my family are still in Kentucky. I just became a subscriber. Thankyou. God bless.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks for the history Joe! Didn't know that. Cheers

[@himegrande]

Another great looking blade. Learning alot from your videos. Keep them coming.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much! I will do my best! Thanks for watching

[@ChrisR676]

The handle looks very cool! You have that thing sharp as by the looks of it 👍🏼

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you sir! It was sharp as heck! Very pointy.... lol

[@waynewalker315]

Another outstanding build James! Valuable information right there. And that new sharpening system; added to my wish list brother!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Wayne, I like how it came out too. I’ll have a full review coming on on that sharpener. There are some large adjustments and jigs that need to be taken into account before making it a solid option in my opinion. It’s not bad; but you need to know what you’re getting into with a couple more items. It gets knives pretty darn sharp though!

[@WalterReade]

Wow. This is great! I'm almost done building my knife making shop (just need the electrical work completed). I think this will be my first design I try out.

[@RedBeardOps]

Heck yeah Walter! Good luck with your shop, thanks exciting!

[@CM-dp5mw]

I gotta get back into knife making. Gorgeous knife man.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much sir!

[@MiggyBenz]

What a beast 😤

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you Howie!

[@minuteman-RN]

Beautiful craftsmanship! Would love to get one of these knives.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much!

[@travisdowns5697]

Man great job! Its beautiful! Love the video very informative and you showing stages of the knife it helps when your just starting making knives like me lol! Please keep doing these type of videos.

[@RedBeardOps]

Will do Travis! Thank you for you comment!

[@HouseMadeUS]

Always love these vids and what you're up to. AND I learn something every time. Thanks for making them. - B

[@RedBeardOps]

House / Work ditto man! You have some awesome work yourself! Thanks for stopping by and watching

[@jameshughes9067]

Nice video good luck on your next one 👌

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you!

[@michaelrussell9890]

You have inspired me to make my first knife out of an old file ... I have no intentions of filming it for anyone but I’ll let you know how it turns out!! I’ll send you pictures.

[@RedBeardOps]

Hey Michael, That's awesome! I'm really glad to hear that. You're going to love it! Very rewarding craft. Thanks for watching.

[@miguelpimentel8539]

Good looking knife and wow the edge on it amazing

[@RedBeardOps]

Miguel Pimentel cheers man! Thanks for watching 😃

[@NRiggiKnives]

Great video and build as always. Like the new sharpener

[@RedBeardOps]

Nick Riggi thanks man. I’ll have a full review on that guy. With some tweaks it’s pretty handy!

[@jeffallen1151]

Love the little cleaver!! How much would one cost? Or any neck knife

[@RedBeardOps]

Jeff Allen hey Jeff, drop me an email @ [e-mail]

[@jeffcarpenter1891]

Never heard of a Seax, that's a really nice build. I think a Kephart would be an interesting build.

[@RedBeardOps]

jeff carpenter I like it! And thanks!

[@piotrherman7884]

A beautiful blade - I saw a lot of beautiful knives on your channel. greetings🗡️

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much!!

[@MrSoloun]

Good stuff, just curious if you could show the spine more? I'm trying to see where the stone wash stops and the sanded finish starts? Is it along the entire spine and just stone wash on the flat of the blade? Looking forward to the sharpener review.

[@RedBeardOps]

MrSoloun I have the stone wash stopping where the angle starts. Not sure why I did it that way... just trying something new. I have a really good picture of it here: instagram.com/p/B21UerUjmZK/?igshid=z3w03e9ptzqk

[@blakeparthenay3049]

I was trying to pay special attention to this as well. The knife i am currently working on will be stone washed as well with wooden handles and i am trying to decide the best way to go about assembly since i want the stonewash to be on the entire knife (blade, spine, inner handle/spine). Im thinking that ill just have to shape everything to near perfection just before glue up, since any sanding near the spine will just take down my stone wash.

[@RedBeardOps]

@@blakeparthenay3049 Yep, if you want to keep the spine stonewashed you'll have to do all your shaping with a set of handle scales that can be taken off. You can use take down screws to do this. I normally take the spine to a satin finish to make life easy.

[@devinboothby1514]

J. could you include a few measurements for your sax knife I love the design. Just fiy I like HowardLeight muffs they have really good sound from mp-3 or from your phone.

[@RedBeardOps]

Hey man, it's 8'' long with a blade height of 1.25''. Blade length is about 3.25'' from the choil. The handle is 4.2'' long. Cheers

[@njbaquatics4827]

Discovered yesterday man and now I’m addicted keep the content coming as I’m going to run out in a minute LOL I’ll be interested to know how much of a weight reduction you get from scalloping out the handle in one of your videos could you do a before and after so we can see how much of a reduction you actually get?👊👊

[@RedBeardOps]

Much appreciated! That's a good idea, I've never measured it!

[@griffithshandmade-knives]

Looking good J...timeless design, and actually suits a small EDC👍🤘

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much! I think you’re right. It’s a pointy guy for sure! 😅

[@griffithshandmade-knives]

JKeetonKnives I also bought a knock off Tormek lol, I put it in a corner, you may have just convinced me to pull it back out.

[@RedBeardOps]

@@griffithshandmade-knives So, I've made some significant modifications to the jig and guides that I think make it more useful... stay tuned! Should have that video coming up soon.

[@griffithshandmade-knives]

JKeetonKnives 👍

[@MKevinDriscoll]

What are you using to deburr/ream the holes you drilled?

[@RedBeardOps]

Hey Kevin. On the metal tang I use these counter sinks - amzn.to/2XbdeiJ . On the scales I use this counter bore for my corby bolts - popsknife.supplies/collections/miscellaneous/products/counterbore-tools?variant=25313711030336

[@johnnorton7861]

Pretty cool looking knife. I am inspired to make one. I have always like the World War II fixed blade knives.

[@RedBeardOps]

Heck yeah John!

[@e.t.preppin7084]

Another fine looking knife J !!! I have been looking for a wet stone wheel tool for a long time. I knew a trim carpenter about 30 years ago who owned a Delta that was similar to yours but it just had the one stone wheel.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much! In my WEN Sharpener review coming up I'll have some very useful modifications you can make to a wet wheel sharpener like that one to make it preform better on drop point blades. Jig modifications and guides. Took me a bit of research to get it working the way I like, but man it makes blades sharp!

[@oskarvonhutier9403]

I ll try to do that model, in Brasil. Thx for this amazing inspiration

[@RedBeardOps]

Awesome! Thank you sir!

[@adrianhernandez974]

Que hermosa pieza amigo. Donde adquieres los sujetadores de tornillo para el mango o cacha del cuchillo ? Saludos desde Ecatepec, México 🇲🇽

[@RedBeardOps]

¡Me alegra que hayas disfrutado de esta construcción! Consigo el mío de varios lugares. Aquí tienes dos opciones. Pops - popsknife.supplies/collections/handle-screws Amazon - amzn.to/3e5eoTf

[@michaelrussell9890]

Beautiful stuff man !!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much! Glad you like it!

[@Thansanpedro]

nice! just what I am looking for!

[@RedBeardOps]

Glad I could help!

[@waynewalker315]

Sorry, just read your question regarding favorite knife from history and I'd have to say; a classic bowie!

[@RedBeardOps]

I’m with you. The Bowie is the 1911 of American knives. I need to make one soon... I’m slightly intimidated by the hidden tang, I’ve only done 3-4 of them and they weren’t up to my standards yet.

[@waynewalker315]

@@RedBeardOps We learn from our mistakes and I have every bit of confidence in you and your abilities! Hidden tang, hidden smang 😁

[@RedBeardOps]

@@waynewalker315 Hah, thanks! I'll get around to a sweet Bowie for sure. They're just too cool not to make

[@JustBeAdude]

That’s a sexy little wig-splitter. Excellent craftsmanship brother. One of my favorite profiles to make. Cheers.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks JD!

[@damasydia]

Great video thanks for making and sharing

[@RedBeardOps]

Airborne Mike thanks mike! My pleasure

[@ClenioBuilder]

Idea for a new video, about thermocouple for forge temperature. Thanks for sharing..

[@RedBeardOps]

Cheers Clenio! Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching!

[@zihwaza]

Very nice👍👍👍

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much!

[@ZACKWOLFWALKER]

Just discovered your channel. Do you offer your templates for purchase?

[@ZACKWOLFWALKER]

love your work!!

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks a million sir. Shoot me an email at [e-mail] and I can send you a few that I have

[@ZACKWOLFWALKER]

@@RedBeardOps sent! There were some errors on my end with the email, so thank you for your patience!

[@sanclertojal917]

Knife 10👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@caseybates488]

Where do you find your templates and where can I find one like this so I can try and make something similar?

[@RedBeardOps]

This template and a good deal of my other templates are on my patreon for patrons. Cheers Casey! Good luck with your build - www.patreon.com/posts/44182972

[@sudo_nym]

I love that design! But then, I would, being an Anglo Saxon knife-nut! 😎 Great work, James! I'd like to send you a link to pictures on my first knife. Do you have an email? 🇬🇧🤜⚡️🤛🇺🇸

[@RedBeardOps]

Heck yeah Sudo! [e-mail]

[@sudo_nym]

@@RedBeardOps Sent! 🇬🇧🤜⚡️🤛🇺🇸

[@charliebowen5071]

And my favourite knife from history would be the katzbalger, a landsknecht small sword / chopper in English it means cat gutter!! Look at the weapons of the landsknecht.... elaborate amazing blades, they were the rappers of their day with outlandish clothes and weapons blinged to the max. I also suggest look at phillipino and Malaysian blades. There’s far more than the karambit which everyone knows....

[@RedBeardOps]

I'll have to look those up for sure!

[@jeffallen1151]

Love this knife!!! How much would you sell one like this for?? Would definitely be interested in buying one!!!

[@RedBeardOps]

Hey Jeff, I'm not taking any custom orders right now. When I do have a knife available I'm putting it on Instagram.

[@GlockmanGG]

Hey love your videos but I got a question for you, where do you live that you carry a knife and a pistol while your working in the shop ? At my age of 65 I carry at least one just going to the drug store here in Florida.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks man. Always ready. Texas

[@Mercenary_32]

🔪Like your videos, definitely subscribed👍!!!

[@RedBeardOps]

Welcome aboard! Thank you very much sir!

[@redzed40]

what a really nice job :)

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@redzed40]

@@RedBeardOps i did mate...just wish i had the room to get into it...but excuse the pun i have too many irons in the fire as it is..lol

[@RedBeardOps]

@@redzed40 LOL, good one there. Hey you never know. May get an opening to!

[@justpassinthrough7]

Very nice

[@RedBeardOps]

Glad you liked it! Cheers

[@ascendotuum9586]

How much is the cost of that knife? And, are you taking orders?

[@RedBeardOps]

Hey Ascendo, I'm not currently taking orders. Thanks though!

[@ahsaanulhaqulhaq6350]

You're so beutyful sir I'm a Karachi Pakistan

[@RedBeardOps]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@ahsaanulhaqulhaq6350]

Yes sir your work beutyful

[@anthonystrunk5360]

Lol.. it must be sharp.. you were keeping that finger clear as you put the blade in its sheath..

[@RedBeardOps]

Heck yeah it is! This thing is kinda scary... I poked myself with it packing it up to send it to it's new home. I put it at a 20 degree angle per side.

[@anthonystrunk5360]

@@RedBeardOps I figured as much..lol.. beautiful blade as always.. keep the great vids coming..

[@JackBlack-gh5yf]

Nice :)

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks 😁

[@ReptileNexus]

I like the blade. Very nice...but...a viking/anglo-saxon blade needs a leather sheath man.

[@RedBeardOps]

Good point sir! Still working on my leather skills!

[@ReptileNexus]

It is another great skill to have.

[@grayman7208]

a warhncliff blade.

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks!

[@simonnielsen7270]

the vikings made the designe

[@RedBeardOps]

Cheers Simon!

[@ewreck661]

Seax is a derivative for Saxon not old English for knife

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks Eric

[@qsens]

want

[@RedBeardOps]

Thank you sir! Glad you liked it!

[@charliebowen5071]

You mean a Scandinavian not Viking... Viking is a verb not noun. Just a heads up mate...as in a warrior will go on a Viking and is a Dane.... the straight handle is a product of its time.. bodgers were woodsman who set up shop In the woods... handles were made en mass by the bodger and a passing person might buy a handle as is and modify it to fit. Generally turned on a lathe , fancy little adornment could be added, much like today people like to bling up their stuff.... the guard is an interesting element.... it’s obviously guardless... six (the plural of seax) were general purpose everyday working mans knives... hence the lack of tip.. it seems that they differentiated between every day and war. War blades generally daggers and double edged weapons.... absolutely beautiful results... nice edc.. and major respects from one ginger knife maker to another....

[@RedBeardOps]

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed this one.

[@fernandopacheco5596]

Bom dia, sou Brasileiro, estou começando como hobby na Cutelaria, gostaria de saber sobre este serra de fita para cortar chapa de aço, poderia me dizer a marca dela? qual liquido que você mergulha a lamina da faca , poderia também me dizer o nome, gostei muito da faca que fez, parabéns , se quiser me enviar por e-mail: [e-mail] Te agradeço, Fernando Pacheco

[@RedBeardOps]

Muito obrigado! Eu uso uma serra de fita Bauer - amzn.to/30tVihM. O suporte que eu uso está aqui Bandsaw Stand - (Swag) - amzn.to/2LN9QoE. Fiz uma revisão completa desses itens neste vídeo - kzbin.info/www/bejne/opPLYmaEf8eFsM0. O líquido que eu uso é um Acid Enchant - amzn.to/2LLRxA7

[@xxstr8jacketxx]

Insestery test? You mean ancestry test lol

[@RedBeardOps]

LOL, yeah man... I mince my words talking into a mic. It's strangely hard sometimes. I messed up a few more too towards the end! I used to try and edit it out, but not anymore!