What is the trick?

[Lance (Montana)]

So I got a suign-dubh for my birthday. Ive been trying to wear it in my sock like you are supused to. But my sock keeps falling down when I walk, or the knife falls out. So What is the trick to keeping it in place?

[Blu (Ontario)]

Lance!... How've you been! Nice to see you're still kicking the pleats out there in Big Sky country.

I usually wear flashes if I'm wearing a sgian dubh and that helps alot. Don't like flashes?... just get some underwear elastic from the local fabric dept. and sew together a band to wear instead. Helps to hold the socks up too.

Cheers,
blu

[Lance (Montana)]

Hay, thanks Blu.
Ya I was wearing flashes. Maby they just need to be tighter.

Yup Im Still here. Just life has been Crazy lately. So I havent been on line for a while. Whats new with you?

[Hal]

Well, Happy Birthday!

Are you wearing flashes with your socks? Or, at least, "garters"? I've never had a problem when wearing flashes. I don't usually carry a sgian dhbh when wearing my UK, so I'm not *sure* if that's the problem, but it sounds likely!

Perhaps sock garters (without the flashes, if preferred) would solve the problem?

Hope this helps!

Hal

[Lance (Montana)]

I think you guys are probably wright. I think my flashes are too loose. Maby I'll make the one for my right leg adjustable, with some velcro to make it tighter.

[James]

Having always seen it as a working as opposed to decorative knife, and over the years lost a few, I now cheat for day to day wear.

Cold Steel an American firm do a version configured as a boot knife-a leather strap through the clip-means a knife that wll not get lost, and is easily accessible.

Yet all hidden by the hose and normal garter flash.

For purely decorative occasions, a regular version will stay in place purely with the garter flash.

James

James

[Blu (Ontario)]

... Yup Im Still here. Just life has been Crazy lately. So I havent been on line for a while. Whats new with you?

I know how life gets sometimes. Just not enough hours in a day. Not too much new at this end. Same old stuff... just more of it.

BTW, I meant to ask before about the sgian dubh. Is it particularly heavy or long and what is the sheath material? Post a photo if you've got one.

Cheers

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Blu just asked the $68,000 question. That thing must be heavy to do that.

I wear Piper's Kilt Hose, so I could put a friggin' Claymore in them and it won't move.

If the tighter flashes don't help the case, let's take a look at the sheath (if there is one).

[Lance (Montana)]

WHEWWW!!
What a crazzzy couple of weeks....
Oh Well!
So I altered my flashes, put in some velcro so that they are adjustable. Walked around all that day and it stayed put. The Knife was from the "Bud-K" websight. Here is the Link. Cool stuff at cheep prices. I think mostly 'cause thier made in China...What ever! Blaa Blaa Blades Blah?!... I make knives. But these are cool too.
So this is it.

http://www.budkww.com/partfullview.a...ct=H&discflag=

I also got this!

http://www.budkww.com/partsview.asp?...H&catpos=99999

It was a very nice birthday. And realy cool gifts.

MAde a new Kilt for "Philbo'" maby he has posted some picks of it ?? dont know but it turned out very nice if I do say so myself.

[Lance (Montana)]

WHEWWW!!
What a crazzzy couple of weeks....
Oh Well!
So I altered my flashes, put in some velcro so that they are adjustable. Walked around all that day and it stayed put. The Knife was from the "Bud-K" websight. Here is the Link. Cool stuff at cheep prices. I think mostly 'cause thier made in China...What ever! Blaa Blaa Blades Blah?!... I make knives. But these are cool too.
So this is it.

http://www.budkww.com/partfullview.a...ct=H&discflag=

I also got this!

http://www.budkww.com/partsview.asp?...H&catpos=99999

It was a very nice birthday. And realy cool gifts.

MAde a new Kilt for "Philbo'" maby he has posted some picks of it ?? dont know but it turned out very nice if I do say so myself.