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Seax knife reconstruction 3.MOV
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I've had some requests for updating the seax knife project so here's another update. This time I show some new fittings and details, photos of finds I'm basing these detail...
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Seax knife reconstruction part 2.MOV
Fargbollen
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This is an update on the seax project from the last video.
I've been working on making the fullers, the finish and the handle but it's still a work in progress. To see an ...
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Spoon drill.MOV
Fargbollen
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Spoon drills were the most commonly used before the industrial age when modern "cork screw" drills became easy to manufacture. They were common for basically any type of wo...
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Seax knife reconstruction.MOV
Fargbollen
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This is a reconstruction of seax knife #248 in the book "Die Saxe von Valsgärde" which even today is the definig work on the Seax knives and swords found in the Valsgärde m...
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Axe reconstruction comparison to find in book.MOV
Fargbollen
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Axe reconstruction comparison with the archaeological book "Viking og Hvitekrist" (english version is called Viking and Crusader). The find is from Finland and dated to aro...
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Finnish viking age crafts axe from 11th century.MOV
Fargbollen
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The finished axe. I ground off some more at the bottom curve, straightened the back a little and added grooves that are on the original find. Then I oil burnt the surface t...
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Small bearded viking craftsmans axe.MOV
Fargbollen
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Just a quick presentation of my small bearded axe.
It's hand forged, though not by me, but lacks a proper welded in edge steel so it only works on soft woods and dulls qu...
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How to make a modern axe into a viking axe using stock removal.MOV
Fargbollen
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In this episode I talk about how to plan and make your own viking axe head from a modern axe using power tools and cooling while showing a sample axe I made this way to rep...
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Finnish viking age crafts axe part III.MOV
Fargbollen
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By now the axe is shaping up nicely. The handle is shaped to fit the head and rounded off by axe, knife whittling and then a plate. To see the rough axe shaping of the hand...
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Axe whittling an ash handle for Finnish viking age axe part II.MOV
Fargbollen
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I'm using only a broad blade axe to cut an axe handle from a piece of ash wood. I ran out of memory and had to make another video to show the axe whittling in action. If yo...
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