Halbrust Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I'm putting a handle on a seax I "made". The handle tapers from wide at the blade end, to narrow at the pommel end.Is that called a reverse taper? I'll gladly post pictures when I'm done. But here is what I'm making for anyone interested. 13cm blade, 13cm handle. Knife not forged! It's a cheap kitchen knife I cut in half to give it the looks of a Viking era broke back seax. I removed the plastic handle and cut the hollow tang down to a whittle tang. (I did use heat to straighten the tang, so I guess there was a little forging) Birch handle 3cm X 2cm at the blade, 2cm X 2cm at the pommel end. I'll be adding a plain bolster, because I drilled a large ugly hole for the tang to slide in to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halbrust Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Thanks for moving this!I don't think I had seen this sub-forum yet. So much prettiness!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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