When no other sgian will dubh

[tyger]

Have you coated the handle with lacquer or some sort of protective? I can see it picking up stains from your palm and they are not easily taken back off. Copper is not very forgiving. How heavy is it and what is the balance like?

No laquer. That stuff cracks, peels, scratches, and goofs up....might take a while, but it will never disappoint you. There are myriad reflections and shadows in the pictures. You are seeing higlights after buffing with white diamond, followed by red rouge.

The natural color of copper will return, rather quickly in a high sulpher environment such as coastal Florida or Louisiana. Slower in the Chesapeake, even slower in Washington state. Any color is easily taken off....just use a Sunshine cloth judiciously, or use any "polish" to return to the bright buff.

Copper is a very forgiving metal, and it is easly manipulated according to the wishes of the wearer. I perfer the natural chocolate brown to any other.

How heavy? Not very. Balance? You can take this thing into any task and love it.