DIY Sgian Dubh

**David Thorpe** · 24th March 12, 03:23 AM

Found a cast 4140 blade on a muzzleloading/reenacting supply site. Had an antler crown in the garage and some oil-tan in my leather scrap stash. The thistle medallion was embedded in the plastic handle of a cheapo.
Fifteen bucks and about five hours.

Edit: Tweaked the pic a bit to better show that blade texture.

**Chas** · 24th March 12, 04:44 AM

I am impressed! Well done, David.

Regards

Chas

**Steve of Lansing** · 24th March 12, 05:31 AM

Hey, that's a sweet little blade ya got there.

Looks functional, too, am I right?

Edit: To keep the thread on topic, could you PM me the supply site you got the blade from?

**David Thorpe** · 24th March 12, 05:49 AM

Thanks, Steve and will do. It's hard steel. It required some bench grinder work to remove casting tabs and seams and to put a rough edge on it. It was slow work because when it heated up, the grinder wouldn't touch it.