I can't thank you enough for doing this post....I've been looking at Sghians for a long time and haven't found one that's to my taste and/or made with functional rather than decorative quality in mind. I've found blanks available and consulted a couple of knife making sites looking at how-to articles but it has always seemed like - how shall I say - starting a whole new "hobby" and, as any middle-aged married man knows, wives have a tendency to roll their eyes and give you the cold shoulder when they see that happening.

"You're making knives now? What happened to fly-tying, wood working, oil painting, photography and kilt making?"

"Silence, woman! Be grateful that you're married to a contemporary renaissance man!"

So I'm following this with interest and looking at ordering a couple of blade blanks. Incidentally, is that 4140 steel considered carbon steel?

Best

AA