Old butcher knife blade to sgian dubh?

**RedBeard** · 19th May 08, 10:50 AM

What do you think? an old wood handle butcher knife shaped out to a sgian dubh. Changing out the handle mind you.

**auld argonian** · 19th May 08, 10:54 AM

You may have to search for it but someone did take a chef's knife and did a DIY project where they cut the blade down to sghian dhub proportions and slapped a handle on it...I'm trying to search but getting error messages.

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**O'Neille** · 19th May 08, 11:01 AM

If there is a sgian blade in there you can find it. Remember you might need to anneal the blade before working it and then harden and temper.

**ChromeScholar** · 19th May 08, 11:08 AM

I have a chef's knife blade that was broken off and reshaped waiting to be finished into a sgian right now.

**McMurdo** · 19th May 08, 11:41 AM

Raptor is the guy who did the sgian dubh from a larger knife, and I bought it, here are some photos

**Alan H** · 19th May 08, 11:49 AM

Oh, yeah!

**RedBeard** · 19th May 08, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by Alan H

Oh, yeah!

I second that!

**berserkbishop** · 19th May 08, 01:29 PM

Hmm, I have done the same thing with a chefs knife but raptors workmanship owns mine one hundred times over. It can be done and it is fun and rewarding to turn something ordinary into something beautiful.

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