Forging Traditional, Laminated Knives (Saxes) with Shear Steel Edges

Would you like to forge weld your own laminated knife blade using techniques of the Viking and Saxon eras?  In the Viking and Saxon eras knives (then called Saxes) were commonly forged as composites of soft iron and high-carbon steel.  When polished these knives had vibrant, flowing patterns in the metal that were particular to