I've been thinking about making a Sgian dubh for myself, or rather, buying a blade and constructing my own handle and sheath.

I;ve put a handle on a knife before, using a steel bolster and butt, with a wood handle with a hole drilled down the middle. It was fixed on by hammering the end of the tang flat over the but plate, as you would with a rivet.

I;'ve noticed that Sgian dubh blades have short tang, shorter then I expected the handle to be. Is this the case and if so, how is the handle usualy attached?