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Chris sent us some photos of this really nice Seax knife he has made with a blade from Hillbilly Forge, Bog Oak and Reindeer Antler.This blade is modelled on the "broken back seax" mostly found in England and Ireland but some examples were also found in Germany, from the 800-1100 period. "Seax" in Old English meant "knife", used across Europe and is the origin of the name for the people Saxons. The Seax was carried in a horisontal sheath on the belt, with the edge upwards.The handle is in Bog Oa …