very nice work
If you're trying to find it a home, I assume that means it's for sale? May I ask what you want for it? I'm in the market for a good antler-handle sgian dubh.
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Originally Posted by Joe Gondek I poured it in place check out this link for instructions on how I do it http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/p...x.html?t=30994 Thanks for the link...a very good tutorial. Could you use the same process for brass, or would it take too much heat to melt it? Laurie
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brass would require too much heat to melt. It would burn the paper dam, the antler and draw the temper from the blade
Nice work there! Which tartan is that you are using as a background model?
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Sweet! I own one of Joe's fine sgians, and every time he posts like this - I want another one...!
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Beautiful Sgian Dubh. I wish I had more money to spend on things like this.
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