Daywear Sgian Dubh???

[unixken]

I don't strap on a dagger, knife, and sword when wearing my jeans, and I don't when wearing the kilt either.

I never leave the house without a good folder and a SureFire flashlight. Whether it's cutting my own or someone else's seat belt following a car accident, navigating an unfamiliar building interior when a fuse blows, or whatever, it's always good to be prepared with at least a basic tool or two, ready at hand. No reason a sgian couldn't also fill the role of a working knife.

[David Thorpe]

No reason a sgian couldn't also fill the role of a working knife.

I'm waiting for someone to come up with a Swiss Army "MacGuyver" mulit-tool knife disguised as a sgian dubh.

[Dale Seago]

I'm waiting for someone to come up with a Swiss Army "MacGuyver" mulit-tool knife disguised as a sgian dubh.

Something like this?

http://www.gaelicthemes.net/?officer-sgian-dubh,56

[David Thorpe]

Something like this?

http://www.gaelicthemes.net/?officer-sgian-dubh,56

Well, not exactly, but somewhat the same general idea. Not being a drinking man anymore, the blade screwdriver might still be useful, the corkscrew and bottle opener not so much. Scissors, Phillips-head, small pliers and/or tweezers, an awl, a serrated blade -- those would be far more useful, to me anyway. I have several Victorinox multi-folders stashed around the house and shop. The Super Tinker is one of my favorites.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

http://www.gaelicthemes.net/?officer-sgian-dubh,56

When I designed this knife I had to overcome several problems -- the biggest being weight and thickness. This limited both the number of tools, and the kinds of tools, that could be accommodated in the handle. A call to the Victorinox distributor in the UK told me which Swiss Army Knives were the most popular and, based on the tools that were common across the range of the top ten SAKs, the decision was taken (by me) to include only the two most popular tools-- the turn screw/bottle opener and the corkscrew.

For everything else, there's always the tool box in the back of your truck...

[creagdhubh]

http://www.gaelicthemes.net/?officer-sgian-dubh,56

When I designed this knife I had to overcome several problems -- the biggest being weight and thickness. This limited both the number of tools, and the kinds of tools, that could be accommodated in the handle. A call to the Victorinox distributor in the UK told me which Swiss Army Knives were the most popular and, based on the tools that were common across the range of the top ten SAKs, the decision was taken (by me) to include only the two most popular tools-- the turn screw/bottle opener and the corkscrew.

For everything else, there's always the tool box in the back of your truck...

Very nice, Scott!

Quick sidenote - I currently have a rather nice ball-top sgian dubh available for sale that would work nicely for daywear. Just saying in case anyone is interested!

Cheers,