Question about wearing a sgian dubh

[Nick]

Peter has a good point, that the cause might not just be the tightness of the garter for the flashes, but also the handle shape. I hardly notice my very slim, very smooth oxhorn handled sgian dubh from the Scotish Tartan Museum. But my antler handled sgian dubh can get uncomfortable after a few hours of walking around.

Cheers

Panache

In the antler-handled sgians I've made, the handle curves to the right. This may seem odd in a knife for a righty (they were), but when you think about the shape your hand takes when holding a knife, it makes sense and is actually very comfortable to hold. It also makes the handle curve away from the leg, not enough to stick out oddly, but enough to relieve some of that pressure.

[Panache]

In the antler-handled sgians I've made, the handle curves to the right. This may seem odd in a knife for a righty (they were), but when you think about the shape your hand takes when holding a knife, it makes sense and is actually very comfortable to hold. It also makes the handle curve away from the leg, not enough to stick out oddly, but enough to relieve some of that pressure.

Nick,

I have the horn curving out to the right on the sgian dubh I made myself for that very reason (that and when I cut up an apple which is really the only use I have put the blade to I have it in my hand edge up).



I think it is just that the antler handle is thicker than the oxhorn one from the Scottish Tartans Museum (which is very thin and very smooth).

Cheers

Jamie