I need a "wooden handled" sgian dubh

[David Thornton]

How quickly do you need it? My favorite dress sgain came off ebay, antique, hallmarked silver fittings. Lots of listing sites, craigs list etc

David

[David Thornton]

That said, I would still love top put a group buy together with Rab, hope he hasn't forgotten about me.

David

[Andrew M. Stewart]

Thanks, I just got outbid for a really nice old one on e-bay. I'm looking for the classic dress sgian dubh. The tartan museum have a nice silver one but with a fake stone, I may buy one of these and look at getting the stone replaced with something real like smokey quartz.

[Ancienne Alliance]

Thank you for the links !


Best,

Robert

[McFarkus]

Raptor also makes beautiful wood-handled sgians. Here's a picture of one he made for me.

[Stratherrick]

Scotus

I ordered mine from the Scottish Tartans Museum. It's wood, carved in a "military style," but the stone is imitation Cairngorm. It's a very nice piece.

These days, it's illegal to mine for Cairngorm stones. However, I know of a place that has a tray with some left that were mined years ago...aah, the mystery...

Slainte

Bruce

[Strings]

>I may buy one of these and look at getting the stone replaced with something real like smokey quartz.<

This isn't really a problem, if you know how to work with settings (or know someone who does).

I wouldn't mind doing some setting works for folks...

[Howard Clark]

I have a nice little damascus and snakewood with copper trim for sale. PM if you want pics, or search for the thread "a couple of sgian dubh for fun", I think it is likely three or four pages back on the accessories forum by now. No stone on the end though.

[Galloglass]

mak it yersel jist a wee blade wi a handle made of deers horn ye kin even carve it yersel
a hae seen thum made frae old ivory or ebony or bone carved victorian umbrella handles, fitted tae a wee blade fer doon yer stockin

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

These days, it's illegal to mine for Cairngorm stones.

Bruce, why's that?