Sgeans come in many shapes and sizes (and spellings!) This is a thread to show of your sgian dhu (and dirk, as well).

This is mine, it's a limited William Lloyd I got at the MN renfaire a few years ago. The blade is a Sheffield, the etching is on the other side of the blade (Lloyd does handlework). I love it, but at some point I need to make myself a day sgian. The thistlehead on this one has little prongs that are fragile.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...1069126339.jpg

Now that is a great handle. (B)
But envey will get you no where> :mrgreen:

MrBill

http://www.breecher.com/temp/sgiandhub.jpg

A very simple day sgian dhub. I like the understatedness of it, since it's simply a utility knife, but I do have to say the carving on yours, Nick, is incredible.

Andrew.

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Originally Posted by Andrew Breecher

http://www.breecher.com/temp/sgiandhub.jpg

A very simple day sgian dhub. I like the understatedness of it, since it's simply a utility knife, but I do have to say the carving on yours, Nick, is incredible.

Andrew.

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There is a simple beauty in the grain of the wood, almost a subtle work of art by the Creator.

Nick, yours is a very finely crafted tool, and I like the scrollwork on the handle, but Andrew, for me that rubbed, oiled, plain wood handle is gorgeous. Something about the simple beauty of it.

Ok, this is what is in my sock until I can get a sgian dhub.
My damascus bladed butterfly knife.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...m/knife001.jpg

Andrew, that's a beautiful knife! It's also just what I'm looking for for day wear. I want to make my own, but may I ask where you got yours? Also, what's the pommel cap made of? I'm not sure from the picture.

Andrew's Sghian is really great...so low key and basic. Is it a rosewood handle?

I've seen Sghians like that and always wondered how nice they really were...hard to tell from internet photos just how good the materials used are. I thought that I'd wait until the next highland games and look at what the dealers bring with...it WOULD be nice if my family popped for a GENEROUS FATHER'S DAY PRESENT...hint...hint....

Till then I'm working on a "mod" to a stock boot knife that I've found...it's not dissimilar to the increasingly-harder-to-find mini-culloden but the modern material handle look right out of place...working on finding some thin leather straps to wrap it with. It seems that kilt-wearing and knife-fancying go hand in hand (at least among the members of this forum) so I'm very quietly sneaking this one past my wife...."...another knife? How many do you need?" ....can you ever have too many knives?

If I ever figure out how to get the Yahoo photo business working, I'll try to post some before and after photos.

Best

AA

I don't have any details about my knife (maker, etc.), because I picked it up at the local kilt shop, and all it had attached to it was a price tag. I do know that the pommel cap is horn, and the bolster is ebony. It came unsharpened, and I ground down the edge myself, and now it has quite a nice edge on it.

I still need a dress sgian dhub, and I'm pretty sure I want one of Rab's creations in a damascus blade.

Andrew.

The first blade is one made by Kent Swicegood, Highland blades. Kent shapes his handles to fit nicely in the hand.

http://homepage.mac.com/photocrimes/hb1.JPG
http://homepage.mac.com/photocrimes/hb2.JPG

The other is more of a small knife, but I like it. Can't really jam it in your sock though. It's a Grohmann from Pictou Nova Scotia.

http://homepage.mac.com/photocrimes/Grohman.JPG