A bit of work to make Dirk!

[Tattoo Bradley]

I don't ever see myself wearing one. But, I bet it would be fun to make.

[Tartan Hiker]

I really like the wood/antler combo. Nice job. I gotta finish that sgian I started...

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

I can't imagine ever needing one, but I think it looks great. I love the wood and antler combo, and the acorns are a nice finishing touch.

[Blu (Ontario)]

You chose an interesting piece of wood for the handle... lots of character. I've never worked with it before.... hard? soft? dense?.... looks expensive.

And sometimes simplicity is the best option.

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[cloves]

I like the acorns too. They add a nice "celtic-nordic-bog-oaky" kinda theme.
It comes across very highlander to me.

[Panache]

You chose an interesting piece of wood for the handle... lots of character. I've never worked with it before.... hard? soft? dense?.... looks expensive.

And sometimes simplicity is the best option.

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Blu,

Zebrawood is a hardwood but not terribly dense. Much easier to work with than say Oak ,which would have gone better with the nickel acorns, but I really like the zebrawood*. I believe it is very expensive. My sister and her husband had the trim in their bedroom made of this exotic wood. I saved the pieces from the kindling pile from their fireplace (the horror, the horror ).

Cheers





*Frankly though I love the results, I don't really like working with Oak. Cherry is a favorite of mine, which is why when I was making my "sgian don'ts" so many of them were cherry.

[Alan H]

I think it looks GREAT, and the haggis is yours to skewer at our Burns Supper. Best start practicing the poem now!

[ozmeath]

Well done Panache! Just great to see the work. Very tidy, nice job on the bolster particularly. I'm sorry I'd missed your skian dubh thread but well done on that also.
Happy to see an aussie native timber get a little action too. It's a very signature wood. Be sure to keep us posted on the scabbard process.
Erin.