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    My latest dirk

    Hi, there,
    just wanted to show my latest dirk to you.

    Just click on the pics to see ´em larger.
    Cheers
    Thomas

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    Nice carving and very nice dirk. How about some more information on how you made it, blade source, etc?

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    Nice piece of work. Do you get your steel from the local factories there

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    Very nice. What is the length of the Dirk?

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    In this case I used a very common blade as it´s offered by companies like CrazyCrow or Track-of-the-wolf. It´s a carbon steel blade of decent quality, comparable to c6o that correlates to 1060 in the USA, I think.
    Those blades are a great alternative to my self made blades, although I have to reshape them a little bit, because I like my dirks to follow the shape of jacobean dirks.
    The handle is cocobolo with brass, treated with linseed oil after carving.
    length of the blade is 12´, blade width 1 1/2´, total length 16 1/2´.
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    Beautiful carving.
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    Really nice work,my carving leaves much to be desired
    I like the way that you reshaped the blade
    did you retemper it also or leave as is?
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    Thanks a lot for your kind comments. I appreciate that.
    @ Joe- One of my requirements concerning a dirk is that it has to be fully functional. So a new heat treatment after reshaping it is a "must".
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    Wow, very nice! kiltos to you!

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    Scottish Heritage magazine

    I had to wait all day to see your work, but it was well worth the wait. That is a very nice dirk, I was just reading an article in Scottish Heritage magazine about dirks, and yours is superbly carved.

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