Restoration of German Seax Knife

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Hi! Today, the restoration of the German Seax knife. I bought this knife at a flea market. The blade is in good condition. There is rust, some chipped blades and knife points. In my opinion, this knife was created in the 20th century. The handle is missing, and there is no scabbard. But the shape matches the seax knife. And of course, I'm starting to restore the item.

First of all, I took off the handle, which, by the way, in my opinion, was from an old chisel. The blade itself was placed in a rust remover. Some time after cleaning the blade, I placed the blade in warm water with baking soda to neutralize the acid effect. Next, the blade is treated with a soft iron brush and lightly sanded with sandpaper. I used 120 to 600 grit sandpapers. I also adjusted the tip of the blade. Furthermore, I did not completely align the blade, because I would have lost a lot of metal because the notches are deep.

The handle of the knife. Traditionally, I used elk horn, black hornbeam wood and brass with leather. Initially, I wanted to use copper, but the copper turned out to be too thick and heavy. To the end of the shank of the knife, I added a pin on which I cut the thread. And after gluing, I tightened the tang of the knife with an additional nut. After the handle of the knife was dry, I processed it, shaped it into the shape I needed, and soaked the handle with hot olive oil.

I tried to make the sheath for the seax knife in a traditional style. I used natural, thick leather. Using warm water, I soaked the leather, making it supple and soft. And then, wrapping the knife with a film, I left the sheath to dry for a day, thereby giving the desired shape.
The next day, after the leather dried, I cut off the excess and started gluing. To prevent the knife blade from cutting through the seam and thread, I added a leather insert of the same thickness in the central part. I carefully glued and stitched everything.

Next is the hardware. I used only brass. I cut out all the details by hand, engraved them and added some decor. Furthermore, I installed two suspension rings. Then I cut out the leather straps and fastened them to the rings with rivets.

After the assembly, I slightly sharpened the knife and, as always, prepared an interesting and fun test for you. Be sure to like this video and don't forget to share it with your friends. Thanks.

Sincerely, Alex. Thanks for attention!
Good luck and health to everyone! With best wishes, Alex!
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This was your best handle so far and the seath looked really barbaric.
Well done my friend, you have achieved perfection.

sarantissporidis
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First of all... what a magnificent blade, I didn't know this tradition at all... It's been perfectly restored! As usual, a meticulous and inspired piece of work. Thank you so much!

MichelMorinMontreal
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I love the black and white handle and you really went all the way with the sheath!

pickletreewoodcraft
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Another master class in blade restoration, handle construction and leather work 10/10

MarkRuddy-ey
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You made who ever owns the knife very happy.

pauldockins
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Отличная работа! Сакс в итоге вышел лучше чем был, одним словом Мастер своего дела!!!

ВалентинКоквичев
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Такого ножика не только для картошки хватит!
Прекрасный сакс в полном комплекте с ножнами. Декор выполненный в одном стиле.
Такой нож украсил бы костюм и сурового викинга и княжеского дружинника!
Молодец Мастер!
Жму руку!

simonbolivar
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Алекс отличная работа. Рукоять и ножны вообще выше похвалы.👍👍👍👍 отдельная благодарность за титры ✌️👍👍👍

Александр-зьь
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Как по мне, сакс один из самых красивых ножей. Как всегда, спасибо за видео и субтитры ❤

S.Korban
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One of many things I appreciate about your projects is authenticity. If you present a rusty object, it got that way naturally through time, not staged to appear old.

benscott
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Awesome work. I especially liked how the sheath came out. Beautiful

Marta_z_Dabrowy
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One of your best outcomes. Awesome work on the sheath!

BrimacJa
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Absolute phenominal work. Love from Germany

Nebelkrieger
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Incredible restoration here! Both scabbard and blade were phenomenal! Most impressive sir!

derrickguffey
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Как всегда здорово и душевно. Спасибо за видеоролик. Би-бип! 😊

omenmeister
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It's nice to watch a master at work!

mikepetrucha
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Love the fact that the details are not symmetrical. Makes the whole thing looks legit 😙👌

Ratten
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You really outdid yourself on this one. Amazing in every way. I would be honored to own a piece of history like this.

ihmusic
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Must have been a lot of work on this one. We all appreciate the hard work you put in your restorations, beep beep. 👌

akinorev
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This restoration need a special comment: i watched this video while listening Dark age of reason by Arcana and it was an exoteric experience. By far one of your best works, especially the scabbard brass inserts, but the handle is amazing too. Magnificent

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