all wooden sgian??

[Panache]

Its not hard at all. tools, um a hand saw to get a rough shape, pocket knife to whittle it down, and some sandpaper to smooth it out. You can get detailed and get a couple of cheap chisels for the design on the handle but I never have went that far and stopped at what I could do easily with a pocket knife.

cloves,

neo has all the basics down. The only thing I would add is that you will need at least three grades of sandpaper as you are working with the wood. Start with maybe 100 grit, then 150, and finish with 180 or 200 grit (the lower the number the rougher the paper). If carving designs isn't your thing an inexpensive wood burning kilt can burn a design on the handle. Or you can get a really nice small button, drill out a little hole in the back for the button's loop, and use two part expoxy to attach it. Here's a picture of the "sgian don'ts" I made last year.





Cheers

Panache