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Review: Little Black Dress
...the little black dress of sgians dubh, that is.
A while back, I recieved a blade from Drac, which has since become my go-to sgian for almost all occasions. I wanted a simple, classic sgian dubh that would be a very usable utility knife for when I was kilted. Drac was excelent to work with and produced exactly what I was looking for.
The blade itself is of an excelent stain resistant steel, Drac's heat treat is spot-on, and the edge is fine and durable. The handle, in ebony, is not only visually beautiful, but very comfortable in the hand and against the leg. The moulded leather sheath holds the blade very securely, but not so tightly that it is difficult to withdraw.
Pics:
Very clean, twisted rope pattern filework:
It's comfortable and looks good against the leg (most of the bulk is from my doubled up cuffs and hand knit garters, not the sheath):
The sheath makes deployment of this blade far better and safer than any other sgian dubh I've ever had; the leather is firm enough to keep the sheath open, once the knife is withdrawn:
In conclusion... Drac makes one HECK of a sgian dubh!
Thanks much, Jim. 
P.S. Does anyone else think that this sgian looks like a very small Russian Orthodox priest, peeking over the top of the kilt hose? 
Last edited by Ryan Ross; 27th May 11 at 12:43 PM.
 Originally Posted by piperdbh
...then the store manager would try to throw us out, and when RR and tyger and various others tried to stare him down with The Look he'd accuse us of voodoo or something and we'd wind up in the clink or on Dr. Phil.
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Very fine work indeed. Gorgeous filework on the spine!!!
"It's so dark that I can see stars that I've never seen and it's so beautiful. People of Sendai, look up!"
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Absolutely fabulous! *DROOL*
Colin McGuire aka Ronin E-Ville
- Justitia et fortitudo invincibilia sunt
- An t'arm breac dearg
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Originally Posted by Ryan Ross
...the little black dress of sgians dubh, that is.
A while back, I recieved a blade from Drac, which has since become my go-to sgian for almost all occasions. I wanted a simple, classic sgian dubh that would be a very usable utility knife for when I was kilted. Drac was excelent to work with and produced exactly what I was looking for.
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In conclusion... Drac makes one HECK of a sgian dubh!
Thanks much, Jim.
P.S. Does anyone else think that this sgian looks like a very small Russian Orthodox priest, peeking over the top of the kilt hose?
Ryan, It looks like you have the sibling to mine.
But if yours is a little black dress, mine is a ball gown. 
Drac does indeed do fabulous work. Congratulations to the both of you.
And, yes, it does look more than a bit like a Russian Orthodox Priest hiding in your hose.
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Both look great, I see Drac is the man to see about a new sgian dubh. I myself have always wanted a functional one as it seems strange to carry a knife if it is of no real use.
"Blood is the price of victory"
- Karl von Clausewitz
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[-Floreat Majestas-|-Semper Vigilans-|-Aut Pax Aut Bellum-|-Go mbeannai Dia duit-]
"I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels." - John Calvin
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Originally Posted by artificer
But if yours is a little black dress, mine is a ball gown.
And, yes, it does look more than a bit like a Russian Orthodox Priest hiding in your hose.
Originally Posted by Burly Brute
Glad to know I'm not going nuts! Or more nuts! 
It puts me in mind of some of those Kilroy sketches from WWII.
Last edited by Ryan Ross; 28th May 11 at 08:10 AM.
Originally Posted by piperdbh
...then the store manager would try to throw us out, and when RR and tyger and various others tried to stare him down with The Look he'd accuse us of voodoo or something and we'd wind up in the clink or on Dr. Phil.
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Very nice! Looks familiar... 
Last edited by ShaunMaxwell; 29th May 11 at 08:10 AM.
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28th May 11, 09:37 PM
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Everytime I look at this thread, I am drooling.
And planning....I am thinking and hoping I can find a way to get a Drac made sgian that I can make as a graduation present for my son.
(Yes, I am hoping he skips this thread. shhhhhhh...don't tell him?)
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