Sgian Dubh #3 in progress

[MNlad]

Outstanding. Love the pairing of woods, and the way the surround of the inlay works with the ebony next to the blade.

[MacGowan]

"Love the pairing of woods, and the way the surround of the inlay works with the ebony next to the blade. "

I love to work with Buffalo horn and Ebony. It's relatively easy to work with, and gives a very rich classical finish to the overall appearance. The draw back is that they're both getting very expensive and difficult to find of any quality.


Thanks very much to all, for the compliments...

Ron

[Nathan]

Did you buy the blade ready made and just craft the lovely handle? If so, from where?

[MacGowan]

Hi Nathan,

Yes, I bought the blades. I don't have the tooling to make the blades. I bought four from one dealer and four of a different style from another dealer.
Here's one of the dealers I bought from.. I can't find the other.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sgian-Dubh-B...item51a29d4c9b

[Bluescelt]

Nice work!

[knotty]

Awesome work. Iv always liked the look of wood

[Tartan Hiker]

I really like the profile of that handle! Very nice indeed.

[MacGowan]

I really like the profile of that handle! Very nice indeed.

I do custom rifle stock work , so I just mimicked a German Schnabel for the pommel end.

Thanks for the compliments... They make it worthwhile.