Here are the first images of my next commissioned sword. A multi-bar composite Viking blade with type H hilt (bronze caste). The blade will have a 3 bar core.. two bars with 14 layers of 15n20/1084 and a center core with 20 layers of 1095/1045. The center core will have a serpentine pattern which will give the ancient ‘serpent in the sword’ effect. The edge bars have not yet been made and at this point I’m planning to...
I’ve made several like this and this is my latest iteration. The biggest difference from the others is the old osage orange fence post I used for the handle scales. Wonderful character with both sap wood and heart wood showing through. The blade is antique wrought iron, pure nickel and 1095 core. Total length is 8″….
SOLD This is another piece of the billet from my recent failed multi-bar sword project. It is now a little Norse flavored belt knife…. smacking of Iceland and Greenland with it’s 10,000 plus year old fossilized walrus ivory. It also has elk and birch bark spacers. It has a 4 bar composite blade.. 4.5″. 9″ total length. Carved soapstone bead on lanyard. Carving on elk spacer is from the hilt on a viking age sword uncovered in...
Here is my latest sword project. This sword started out as a non-commissioned project that I did in conjunction with a little poem I wrote with my son.. whom is currently in love with the faery world. The details of the sword are all in the poem. The poem is my own creation and deals with the Scottish mythical creature the Ghillie Dhu… a sort of elvish figure who protects birch forests in the northern British isles. So there is a wood grain...
Telling stories through the forged blade...
High-performance, artistry in steel, historical and cultural inspiration
Big Rock Forge is a virtual gallery highlighting the craftsmanship of Scott A. Roush, an apprentice with the American Bladesmith Society, woodworker and photographer living in Northern Wisconsin near the shores of Lake Superior. Scott’s forge and workshop are located on 10 acres of pasture and sandy oak scrub barrens right next to the Chequamegon National Forest. He lives a sustainable lifestyle with his wife, two kids, bird dog and chickens. Scott’s metal and woodwork draw their inspiration from the Scandinavian, Native American and hunting traditions
Big Rock Forge is situated in Northern Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Superior. Scott’s forge and workshop are located on 10 acres of fruit trees, pasture and oak sand barren woodland just on the edge of Chequamegon National forest.
