Making a Germanic Saxon Seax knife from a leaf spring!

[@chuckcordle5711]

This is the first video on knife making I watched a few years ago now..... this video inspired me to begin my own journey in blade forging and historic weapons recreation . I’ve probably watched it a hundred times...... lol... thank you

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you so much! Means a lot. I hope your forging is going well. Good luck!

[@chuckcordle5711]

xRoSkii thank you it’s going better than I expected.. I’m just not doing well finishing...... lol.... it will get better I’m sure..... thanks again......

[@xRoSkii]

The first one is always a.... well not as good as you expect it to be haha. Glad to hear you gave it a go though.

[@chuckcordle5711]

xRoSkii I’ll send you a photo when I get one completed.....

[@xRoSkii]

Looking forward to it

[@kimcurtis9366]

Very nice build! Those Harbor Freight one inch sanders are great for finishing and stropping! I use one regularly and have for over 15 years! I just bought another one so I don't have to change belts as often! Again, a great build and a beautiful, usable Seax!

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you very much! Yea, people really underestimate harbor freight tools, well some are not very good but this little sander has been an absolute workhorse for me! Couldn't be happier. Thanks again!

[@FargoFX]

Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you!

[@RickGaudreau]

What a beautiful piece of work! I love the blade profile on your seax. Bravo!

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you very much!

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you!

[@mountainholler290]

Well done , 5160 is my favorite steel to make medium to large knives its tough and will hold a superb edge . Keep up the good work .

[@xRoSkii]

Thanks!

[@Horizon344]

Nicely bringing the metal to life, good job.

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you!

[@dominiccoscarelli305]

I love the engravings. that knife is so massive and awesome.

[@xRoSkii]

dominic coscarelli thank you a bunch! Glad you liked it.

[@williamskretting8070]

As a Viking descendant I approve of this knife. Truly beautiful craftsmanship. You are a true smith.

[@JustBeAdude]

Excellent build brother. Cheers.

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you, greatly appreciated!

[@richardalvarado-ik9br]

Fantastic job!!

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you!

[@backyardbladesmith7612]

love ur vids man . i know how hard it is go maneuver the camera and have to edit after wards .thanks for the great content man keep it up!!!

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you so much! Yeah, half of the time spent on making the knife is moving the camera and making sure it's in focus.

[@WickerManLP]

Nice Music! and of course stunning Seax!

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you! Means a lot!

[@SharpWorks]

Beautiful! Your forging is getting better and better.

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you!!

[@Roosterdad50]

That was excellent!

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you!!

[@mr.boombalatty5724]

I love this design becouse of the slight curve of the edge. Most seax knifes dont have this abd i think it makes the blade far more effective.

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@steelandsoul1987]

A beautiful piece. I have to make one too one day...

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you! Good luck!

[@sam-southafricanman8610]

Thank you for another great video. What a good looking knife.

[@xRoSkii]

Thanks, means a lot!

[@jukeboxhero1649]

Dude! That thing isn't just cool looking but it's badass sharp!!! When you shaved your taint with it to prove how sharp it was I had to wince because that's so scary. Made me pucker up worrying about the cut. Damn sharp knife.

[@xRoSkii]

Haha thanks man! Yea it is extremely sharp! Thanks for watching.

[@tinag9607]

Awesome! Very talented!!!

[@xRoSkii]

Thanks!!

[@DANGERTGM]

I'm currently working on one of these made from a pry bar, if it turns out this good I will be surprised.

[@macdaddy9344]

Love this Blade... my ancestry is German... would love something like this on display in my home.... or handy for self protection too.

[@dragonborn5832]

Same, my great grandparents moved from Germany before the Depression, but they gave me this one real nice seax style hunting knife that is now part of my will, people may find us "creepy" for liking knives but they just don't know how much of a historical heritage piece tools are.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

Me too, my family arrived in America from North Germany in the late 1800's, five generation's ago of my family A lot of Americans and Canadians are ethnic Germans

[@Уробо́рос-м1й]

please tell me what is written on the blades?

[@xRoSkii]

That is a secret you will have to try to discover brat!

[@Уробо́рос-м1й]

@@xRoSkii очень жаль это слышать :(( , удачи вам !

[@rgomer333]

Great knife

[@xRoSkii]

Thanks!

[@johncuppje604]

my dad took time to make one with me when i was 10.when i left home i stuck on top off my hill in the Brogue of York in the palo burral grounds.just west of Indain steps.

[@einarlotric]

What song is playing in the background??

[@bradenkeim9409]

That knife is massive good work btw how much does it cost for a custom knife

[@xRoSkii]

Thanks Braden! Well depends on size, difficulty and time. This would would be near $200. Most I have sold have been from $50 to $100.

[@bradenkeim9409]

xRoSkii k thank you I will probably end up getting a custom knife from you in the near future

[@elias8383]

Amazing Knive Dude! Or in German: Echt cooles Messer Kumpel. Greets from Germany.

[@xRoSkii]

Dankeschoen! Ich kenne deutsch ein wenig! Aber es ist nicht so gut.. jedenfalls danke!

[@elias8383]

Du kannst wirklich gut Deutsch schreiben, echt cool. You are abled to write in German very well, thats pretty awesome.

[@xRoSkii]

Yea I read better and speak better than I can spell. Have been learning on and off since I was 15.

[@elias8383]

Thats interresting mate. It's so cool that you can speak/write German. I only have my English knowledge from the school.

[@jukeboxhero1649]

Deutschland Erwache!!!

[@johnnymotley6468]

Quick question, what did youbuse to finish the handle? Boiled linseed oil? Just wondering because i want to use wood and leather together like you did but wasnt sure hownto finish

[@xRoSkii]

Yes and paste wax

[@loganflook655]

Quick question. If you were willing to make one of those and sell it, how much would you charge?

[@xRoSkii]

This would be $200 + without the sheath for sure.

[@loganflook655]

xRoSkii and with the sheath?

[@xRoSkii]

Simple sheath of kydex I'd make it $15 more and leather $30 more

[@Mo_G]

nice knife , me i ask u sir what type of oil u put in handle knife for protection and i hear that the engine car oil is good for wood handle is that right ? and how much time we should let the handle in oil ? and thx for the video

[@xRoSkii]

I put paste wax on the handle. I would never put car oil on wood for a knife handle. If anything, cooking oil, which still isn't a good choice. Use paste wax, boiled linseed oil, tung or danish oil. For sure not car oil.

[@Mo_G]

ah ok thank you for the rich informations and thank you for reply ? good luck in new projects :)

[@asia7772]

Good job

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you!

[@odinsraven594]

very nice!

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you!

[@BoneBGone]

how have you made your forge? i have forge projec on but the heat wool costs too much so im looking for an alternative

[@BoneBGone]

i mean he inside stuff in it

[@xRoSkii]

User fire blocks, rated for 2500F you could pass with 2300, people say you won't be able to but I have, still holding strong. Fire blocks are the cheapest alternative.

[@BoneBGone]

@@xRoSkii thanks! :)

[@snakeoveer1046]

Was the handle glued to the knife?

[@xRoSkii]

Yes!

[@pabloramirezdiaz7668]

Hardening without heat treatment?

[@xRoSkii]

Huh? I did the whole heat treatment, what do you mean?

[@pabloramirezdiaz7668]

xRoSkii Just that you didn't showed the tempering 👍

[@VTPSTTU]

That's excellent work. What do the runes say?

[@xRoSkii]

Thank you very much. That may be a mystery until someone finds out. ;)

[@random_eskimo_in_the_rockies]

GOD GOMER? I must be losing something in translation.

[@xRoSkii]

Can't say that you are!

[@AngloSaxon1]

Lovely blade, great Anglo Saxon Seax, but the handle is much shorter than it should be

[@Norilius]

how can you tell it's Anglo-Saxon? for The Anglo-saxons weren't the only ones who used a Sax..

[@AngloSaxon1]

​@@Norilius no there were continental seaxes of course, but the broken back style of Seax was Anglo Saxon, they "Invented the broken back shape and even used this shape with their Longseax. This is well known among the Seax community and those of us who collect seax.

[@Norilius]

@@AngloSaxon1 Hmm i'm reading about Continental seaxes and describing many variations of Germanic long seaxes and i quote '' The back either curves gently, or with a sharp angle towards the tip'' sharp angle towards the tip isn't it basically broken back ?

[@AngloSaxon1]

Arnor the broken back seax is an Anglo Saxon blade, there may be some Seax that could look similar but it is purely an Anglo Saxon knife. They were even called the people of the knife. The broken back style of Seax was invented by the Anglo Saxons. There is nothing more to say.

[@AngloSaxon1]

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[@killgora1]

Nice work. How much do you usually charge for something like this?

[@xRoSkii]

200+ Thanks by the way!

[@Ascendancy-]

weird.... why were there several points in the video where i think the unfinished knife looks better than the final outcome..never had that happen while watching one of these.

[@xRoSkii]

Hmm...

[@annawing770]

What do the runes say?

[@xRoSkii]

God Gomer

[@tobinioz]

You’re a god!

[@xRoSkii]

Haha no no, I am but a mere mortal. Thank you.

[@NS-he4bg]

How much it does? I'll buy it.

[@xRoSkii]

Not for sale.

[@leficherien]

superbe j'adore la lame

[@xRoSkii]

Thanks!

[@ronnieboomboom2040]

never use borax??

[@tofanedward9049]

Why would he use borax? Is a mono steel blade so you do not need to fire weld. And he is not fire etchig either...

[@AngloSaxon1]

At last, someone who knows that the broken back Seax is an Anglo Saxon Knife

[@xRoSkii]

Indeed!

[@Norilius]

Broken back Seaxes were common in all Germanic societies (Mostly Anglo-Saxon and Old Saxon)

[@maddmaxx9819]

Neat!

[@xRoSkii]

Sanks!

[@maddmaxx9819]

@@xRoSkii Madd Skills U Has!

[@einarlotric]

Handle is a bit bulky...

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

Made for Samuel L. Jackson. It says on the side, "Bad Motherfucker."

[@xRoSkii]

Hahaha first person to guess that.

[@robsonez]

Might as well have straightened it and cut to shape on angle grinder. Basically textured it and not much else with the hammer...

[@xRoSkii]

Wha wha wha.

[@stevenbpkpenaburgmailcom]

Thorfinn

[@ernststefan583]

Die Klinge ist sehr gut, aber der Griff hat nicht die richtigen Proportionen, zu wuchtig, zu dick, zu breit und zu kurz.

[@etanateixeira3045]

👍👍👍👍

[@xRoSkii]

Thanks!

[@MrRaGGooK1llA]

good video, maybe eas up on music next time

[@robertobarrale8900]

Bello..mettici una guardia..e diventa un Bowie.

[@robertd6925]

While the scrimshaw looks cool it weakens the blade.

[@xRoSkii]

Does not weaken it enough to matter. It's etching not even a half mil deep.

[@FireCat4xAZx]

Beautiful, sub'd

[@xRoSkii]

Thanks, means a lot!

[@mastertoddey7269]

Yayyy!

[@blazezpumpshop7755]

I hope you wore a mask for that quench. PVC+Fire...😬

[@xRoSkii]

In a big open barnb, no worries.

[@blazezpumpshop7755]

@@xRoSkii ah ok.😂👌🏻

[@Skallagrimson98]

That's a Dane knife not saxons

[@xRoSkii]

Nope.

[@GiedriusT1]

Overal nice job! but those blue inserts looks terrible :/

[@xRoSkii]

I love em! Thanks!

[@mastertoddey7269]

#1st

[@xRoSkii]

You win today!

[@oisin666666]

This is a short knife, not a sae.