First sgian dubh

[Legba]

I've made a few knives, however this is my first attempt at a sgian dubh.
Not sure of the exact requirements, however it's turned out nice.

Nicholson file, and found shed.


I'll make a smaller one with the remainder of the file.

[Dale Seago]

Simple (looking) and functional. I like it!!

[Legba]

Just like me; oh well I'm not that functional!

[Old Hippie]

Hey, neat! It looks to me like the edge is on side outside the handle curve, which seems an interesting choice to me. Is that a trick of the light?

:ootd:

[Legba]

Old Hippie (luv that handle)
The blade is slightly smaller than the handle and both sides are sharpened.

Not sure if that's what you were asking.

[Legba]

Here's a different angle.


And a big old knife (small sword) I made a few months ago for fun.

[Old Hippie]

Old Hippie (luv that handle)

Not to be confused with OldHiker...

I've done a lotta things. Figured we had enough old MSgt.s around. :mrgreen:

By the way, I think I get yours, too.

The blade is slightly smaller than the handle and both sides are sharpened.

Aha. Another interesting choice. I tend to hold to the idea that the sgian is a useful little tool, so construction should reflect the use to which it is intended to put one. Hence the "sgian shoe" (shoehorn), "sgian brew" (bottle opener), "sgian screw" (either corkscrew or screwdriver), or other kinds of "sgian don't" are quite valid in my mind. Likewise a double-edged sgian makes sense if that's what you make. I believe the more historical sgians dhu were a single edged blade.

I had that assumption in mind when I posted earlier. If the blade were single-edged, sharpened "away from the curve" of the handle, then in use the blade wouldn't naturally fall into line with the wrist without some contortion. I wondered if you had a use for it that would necessitate an out-of-line blade position, or whether you had a wrist injury that somehow you were compensating for with the design of the knife. Hence my question. Now I understand it's double-edged.

:ootd: