jake cleland Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Finally finished up the first batch of Sgians for a high-end craft shop opening in Edinburgh in a couple of weeks. They're getting collected tomorrow, so just in under the wire. 3 1/2" blades of clay hardened 1095, about 7 1/4" o/a. Bog oak and antler handles with copper and mosaic pins. Back seam sheaths covered in lambskin leather. let me know what you think. 6 Jake Cleland - Skye Knives www.knifemaker.co.uk "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dougherty Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Looks like too much work to me Seriously, they look good, and I hope they sell well. The two with the upswept blade caught my eye. I wasn't aware that was a thing among sgian dubhs. (Of course I didn't even know how to pronounce that until a couple of years ago...) -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Very nice array of these little knives. Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 You forget Jake is actually part Elvish with a strong Japanese background to go along with his native Highlands-and-Islands thing. Seriously nice stuff, Jake, I hope the venture treats you well. Those little Kwaiken-flavored ones are pretty nifty. I bet they sell first, at least to the younger set. Maybe call them sgian-to? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles dP Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Very nice Jake. I have been looking into sgian dubhs recently but my Google-fu is letting me down a bit. All I can seem to find is people selling them. Do you know of any good resources for them (history, design, etc)? "The way we win matters" (Ender Wiggins) Orson Scott Card Nos, qui libertate donati sumus, nes cimus quid constet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dougherty Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 9/30/2022 at 3:56 PM, Alan Longmire said: You forget Jake is actually part Elvish with a strong Japanese background to go along with his native Highlands-and-Islands thing. Ha, well Jake being Jake, I never even thought to consider those might be a fusion of styles. I just assumed it was my own ignorance Seriously cool pieces either way! -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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