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Hi guys and gals, here is the prototype of a seax chopper design that I have made and been refining this year. A few pics and some background to help get the ideas going:
I've made a number of them in 1084 and 1080 at various thickness, including 1/4", 3/16", 5/32" and 1/8". Blade lengths have ranged from 13 to 16 inches. I have a few on the way in 3/32" 15N20 at 14", and have two AEB-L blanks in the shop to eventually make at 1/8" and also 14".
- the palm swell version above doesn't technically count.
The design basically combines concepts from the seax, namely a long straight edged blade with a decent point, with a barong style handle, notable for the bird's beak at the end. I've given it an extra long handle to provide the knife counterbalance for a variety of tasks and to increase nimbleness in the forward grip, and extra leverage for chopping in the rear grip or somewhere in between. It can also be used in a hand and a half manner, or two handed if you have small hands.
I have just been calling it the "Barong Seax", but that name is not the most creative. I think there's a reason Chevy went with the name "El Camino" and not "The Car Truck".
So help me brainstorm a new name for my design?
Here's some of what it can do, despite my lack of skill:
I've made a number of them in 1084 and 1080 at various thickness, including 1/4", 3/16", 5/32" and 1/8". Blade lengths have ranged from 13 to 16 inches. I have a few on the way in 3/32" 15N20 at 14", and have two AEB-L blanks in the shop to eventually make at 1/8" and also 14".
- the palm swell version above doesn't technically count.
The design basically combines concepts from the seax, namely a long straight edged blade with a decent point, with a barong style handle, notable for the bird's beak at the end. I've given it an extra long handle to provide the knife counterbalance for a variety of tasks and to increase nimbleness in the forward grip, and extra leverage for chopping in the rear grip or somewhere in between. It can also be used in a hand and a half manner, or two handed if you have small hands.
I have just been calling it the "Barong Seax", but that name is not the most creative. I think there's a reason Chevy went with the name "El Camino" and not "The Car Truck".
So help me brainstorm a new name for my design?Here's some of what it can do, despite my lack of skill:
Nailed it, perfectly ! 
