[Regia-NA] Langseax question

[Allan McVie]

At 20:29 12/06/02 +0000, you wrote:
>Another question on the seax/landseax,
>
>Is it known if antler/bone was a used material for the handle or only wood? 
>I've recently made one for myself (damn, no fuller, sorry) and used a nice 
>piece of antler for the handle. Hope this won't take away any points for 
>authenticity!
>
>Scott

Antler and bone would be fine.Although my understanding is that antler
would not be left in its rough state but would be smoothed down. I think
horn can also be used.

Regards 

Allan