Trade sgian dubh WIP

[Drac]

Ok, survived a night of curing -



After rough grinding as 60 grit -





After 200 -

[Drac]

On to the fun part, the hand sanding my sanding setup & vise -





After hand sanding to 200 -





After 400 -



After 600 -



A light touch on a buffer -



After this it is a trick using a sanding pad (a gray version of a green scrubbing pad) to finish the bolsters out, sharpening and etching the name.

Finished -



Should get it out in the mail in the next day or so to the recipient.

Thanks for following,
Jim

[CMcG]

[artificer]

Just lovely.

And thanks for the step-by-step pix. I know how difficult it can be to stop in-between each phase for a pic.

[artificer]

Such depth- you could drown in the grain of that sheath! Really an amazing piece of work Drac.

Congrats to both you and the new owner.

[Drac]

Such depth- you could drown in the grain of that sheath!

You really should see it in person. I don't know of a camera that can really capture the effect of the wood.

EDIT: Question- How is the fit of the sheath(super tight, not so tight?), and is it lined with anything?

I try to go with tight enough to hold the knife in the sheath when upside down but loose enough to pull it out with two fingers. I put two pieces of thin leather in to minimize the the scratching of the blade. If a knife goes into a sheath it will always get scratched no matter what the lining material.

Thanks all. I am really hoping that the new owners will enjoy them since that is the true measure of any craft.

Jim

[artificer]

Thanks all. I am really hoping that the new owners will enjoy them since that is the true measure of any craft.

Jim

Well said, I feel the same way. And I find it hard to believe that ANYONE wouldn't be thrilled to own such a beautiful piece.

[Ryan Ross]

I try to go with tight enough to hold the knife in the sheath when upside down but loose enough to pull it out with two fingers. I put two pieces of thin leather in to minimize the the scratching of the blade. If a knife goes into a sheath it will always get scratched no matter what the lining material.

That sounds awesome. Thanks for the intel.

...I find it hard to believe that ANYONE wouldn't be thrilled to own such a beautiful piece.

Me too.

[Ryan Ross]

Woa... That's NUTS!!!

Just awesome work, good sir. Never seen the likes of that sgian dubh before. Excelent style, and the wood sheath really sets it off.

EDIT: Question- How is the fit of the sheath(super tight, not so tight?), and is it lined with anything?

[Eleazar]

Oh man... I love that sheath.

It really completes it.

I'm just blown away with the quality of workmanship.

Well done Drac.