Day and Evening Sgian Dubh Wedding Gift

**O'Neille** · 10th August 07, 09:51 PM

I had a Guinness w/ a friend of mine last friday and delivered his kilt back to him after moving his buckles a touch. I asked him if he had everything for his big day and all he said he needed was a nice sgian dubh. His wedding is Labor Day weekend in Fayetteville Arkansas and I was planning on going. I can fly to Europe cheaper than 4 days in Arkansas, so after some him-hawing I decided he'd have to settle for a new wedding sgian.

I settled on a day/evening convertible sgian. What?---read on.

The raw materials set out. Walrus ivory, moose antler, damascus steel (where'd I put that darn bayleen?)

A little bandsaw work.

All of the pieces.

Route a couple of slots in both scales.

Put tang A in slot B. Glob in some epoxy. Back to the belt and disc sander and buffer and another O'Neille sgian is born.

Here is the Day side.

Here is the evening side.

The shiny bayleen end.

And a couple of the nice slim profile views.

There you have it, the first convertible day/evening O'Neille Sgian.

**ChromeScholar** · 10th August 07, 09:55 PM

Very cool!

**ardchoille** · 10th August 07, 10:14 PM

Very nice! Is that blade made of Damascus steel?

**James MacMillan** · 10th August 07, 10:21 PM

Beautiful, gorgeous, good looking and with that blade, funtional ! !

**Clockwork John** · 10th August 07, 10:41 PM

Very clever... cover all your bases in one go!

**acstoon** · 11th August 07, 05:52 AM

Absolutely outstanding!
Beautiful piece!

**BEEDEE** · 11th August 07, 06:12 AM

Great idea and a very nice looking sgian. Is that a Rab Gordon blade? If not, where did you get it?

Brian

**Sean_the_Kilted** · 11th August 07, 06:54 AM

That is an aweome Sgian Dubh. I am very impressed. Where do you get your materials to make them? I didn't see walrus ivory last time i was at the hardware store.