April 17, 201511 yr Made from Farriers file wrap and weld ,Head and tail forged from mildsteel , brass brushed .spotted gum haft , bit of chisel work ,some inlay of brass and some over lay back grounding in 24 ct gold.Thanks for your timeChris
April 17, 201511 yr Beautiful work Chris, I must be using cheap files. My attempts look nothing like that......LOL If memory serves. when in the ACT, I almost had to chew the VB to get it down. Finally settled on Tooies (sp?) of some color.....great time, great people. Thanks for sharing......Dave
April 17, 201511 yr Author Beautiful work Chris, I must be using cheap files. My attempts look nothing like that......LOL If memory serves. when in the ACT, I almost had to chew the VB to get it down. Finally settled on Tooies (sp?) of some color.....great time, great people. Thanks for sharing......Dave Hi Dave Thank you my pleasure ,Glad you had a great time over here even after that stuff lolChris
April 17, 201511 yr You guys keep showing me such beautiful blades are drawing me towards the dark side! Arghhhhhhh.I don't know what to say other than gorgeous blade though I don't understand the utility of the hook above the blade or is it for hanging it on the wall?Frosty The Lucky.
April 17, 201511 yr Author You guys keep showing me such beautiful blades are drawing me towards the dark side! Arghhhhhhh.I don't know what to say other than gorgeous blade though I don't understand the utility of the hook above the blade or is it for hanging it on the wall?Frosty The Lucky.Hi Frosty just based on the dragon long boat theme , bieng a ship builders war axe sorry if you dont understand that.themethanksChris
April 17, 201511 yr Author Hi Frosty just based on the dragon long boat theme , bieng a ship builders war axe sorry if you dont understand that.themethanks And it does hang wellChris
April 18, 201511 yr Okay, I get it! Dragon ship bow and stern pieces. I was trying to picture how you'd use it with the ornamentation. I was having real trouble balancing the quality of your work with something so seemingly impractical. Sticking to the theme I get.Thanks for helping me part the fog.Frosty The Lucky.
April 20, 201511 yr I always look forward to seeing your projects, Chris. Someone, please, come wipe the drool off of my desk and keyboard. This is an absolutely beautiful piece!
April 20, 201511 yr well I'd phrase it a viking ship builders fantasy war ax; Very nicely executed!In general it's hard to tell a regular "felling ax" from a "fighting axe" save that the fighting ones tend to be a bit lighter that the felling axes.-----Until you get to the Danish axes with the 6 foot handles or the ornately inlaid with silver axes that are a "fighting/display only axe"In early medieval times the most common weapons were the axe and the spear as the axe was to hand as a household object and the spear takes little metal to make. They also take less training to use by massed levies. Swords and armour were owned and used by people higher in the social strata that could, say, afford a high end sports car and time to train with it.
April 20, 201511 yr Author I always look forward to seeing your projects, Chris. Someone, please, come wipe the drool off of my desk and keyboard. This is an absolutely beautiful piece! Hi Benton my pleasure real happy you like my work mate thanksChris
April 20, 201511 yr Author well I'd phrase it a viking ship builders fantasy war ax; Very nicely executed!In general it's hard to tell a regular "felling ax" from a "fighting axe" save that the fighting ones tend to be a bit lighter that the felling axes.-----Until you get to the Danish axes with the 6 foot handles or the ornately inlaid with silver axes that are a "fighting/display only axe"In early medieval times the most common weapons were the axe and the spear as the axe was to hand as a household object and the spear takes little metal to make. They also take less training to use by massed levies. Swords and armour were owned and used by people higher in the social strata that could, say, afford a high end sports car and time to train with it.Hi Thomas just a second life for a old worn out file mate ,thank you for your input and happy you like what i didappreciate .Chris
June 6, 201511 yr Beautiful work! Don't know how practical it would be in day to day operations, but stunning work.
June 7, 201510 yr Author Beautiful work! Don't know how practical it would be in day to day operations, but stunning work.Thank you Will52100 Just a theme mate sometime you just like to do a little different than the same old stuffChris
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