I was given a commision from one of my Thrown Weapons Rangers in the SCA, for a belt knife. She has a Norse persona and Holds the Red Fox as her particular Fylgia.
Having a few tips left from some of the 18" Cold Steel Seax machetes, I thought this would be a great opportunity to use one.
She said she wanted it to be kinda meaty even if it were small, so I used a thick deer antler almost as wide as the blade and cast in place the bolster and the seperation between the decorative pummle and the antler.. I also cast a flat back plate to carve some runes in.
The Decorative pummel is a primative looking cast fox I picked up at Hobby Lobby (It was a drawer pull and I filled the small amount of the body that was not solid with the silver solder as well.)
The sheath is 5-6oz veggie tan tooling leather and was dyed to match her primary outfits in red, yellow and green. I came up with the little antler button belt loops because I had taken a bunch of my extra antler bits and cut as many buttons as possible (I hate to waste anything that an animal has sacrificed)
So this is a chunky little Belt seax for Hildr Raudrefer (red fox in Old Norse)
Raudrefer~a Belt Seax
Raudrefer~a Belt Seax
I am Ringulf the Dwarven Woodsman, I craft leather, wood, metal, and clay,
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
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Re: Raudrefer~a Belt Seax
Nice!
Vápnum sÃnum skala maðr velli á
feti ganga framar þvà at óvist er at vita
nær verðr á vegum úti geirs um þörf guma
Hávamál
feti ganga framar þvà at óvist er at vita
nær verðr á vegum úti geirs um þörf guma
Hávamál
Re: Raudrefer~a Belt Seax
I just posted the rest of the pics for the Redfox seax and Wolfreach on my devient art page.
http://mica1323.deviantart.com/
soon to follow a few more knives, some beard combs and a new pipe!
http://mica1323.deviantart.com/
soon to follow a few more knives, some beard combs and a new pipe!
I am Ringulf the Dwarven Woodsman, I craft leather, wood, metal, and clay,
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
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Re: Raudrefer~a Belt Seax
Wow! So awesome, great job as usual dang our Ranger group needs a Spring Faire or something looking forward to more of your wares, Master Dwarf
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Re: Raudrefer~a Belt Seax
That thing looks HEFTY! I really like the fox head pommel and runes up the spine of the handle! Keep up the great work Ringulf!
...in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.
Re: Raudrefer~a Belt Seax
Very nice work! The small details make that a work of art.
Ichthean Forge (pronounced Ick thee an). Maker of knives, and primitive camping gear.