Swapping Sgian Handles/Blades

[bodhran4me]

The sgian brew link states it has a resin handle. The sgian dubh does not indicate the handle material, but I suspect it to be the same.

I haven't asked or tried, but wonder if heating the blade would allow the handle or adhesive to soften enough to slip the blades out. Both look to have stainless blade construction. That may be to your benefit. I defer to any knife maker/forger members to chime in for further thoughts.

I would think heating would likely cause the metal to lose temper, especially in the case of the actual blade. It might not be as important to the opener.

Just an opinion but you are not likely to be able to reuse either handle and have it come out looking like anything you would want to wear. A better idea , in my opinion, would be to remove the handle and replace it with a wooden one. Perhaps then you could salvage the stone and possibly the other fittings, though they may be difficult to remove without damage.

As mentioned above they are likely epoxied and not very likely to come apart without damage. If you were to separate the blade/opener from the handle the tang from one would have to fit the recess in the handle of the other.

Then again maybe I am being overly pessimistic?

Either way keep us updated on how it goes!