Here is the invocation I put on the shop floor for this piece:


It translates,"silent as night, fierce of bite, only for the cause of right."

And here is the rough forged blade ready for grinding:

Fenrir's Tooth

Started on a new piece today. This one is a Norse style sax.

Here is a rough sketch:


and a sketch of the carving pattern for the grip:

Bad Steel

I lost the last two days' work (billet for pattern welding, composite sax blade, mono steel sax) because the batch of steel I received was contaminated, either the initial pour at the foundry was too hot or there was lead/sulfur in it. I suspect sulfur because of the welding problems.

All that to say I will be using a different steel on this next project.

Privateer Cutlass

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Now back to the Viking age, for a Norse Sax.

Finished.

Here is a sneek peek at the finished sword, Lord willing I will take better quality pictures tomorrow:

Here is the grip after carving most of the day:

Carving...