New cable damascus sgian dubh in progress

[Big Mikey]

That is looking mighty fine. The cable is an interesting starting point. Does the strand pattern show when finished?

[jmercier]

That is looking mighty fine. The cable is an interesting starting point. Does the strand pattern show when finished?

Once the blade is finished and the bevels polished, I will etch the blade using FeCl which will eat away the metal at different speeds depending on the hardness, this will leave the pattern plain to see in normal light.

here is a picture of the last cable sgian dubh blade I made

http://www.tharkis.com/images/knives/3/sgiandubh11.jpg

You can see the pattern in the blade after it's etched, the above picture wasnt as deep an etch as I could have done, but I liked how it came out.

[Don Patrick]

here is a picture of the last cable sgian dubh blade I made

http://www.tharkis.com/images/knives/3/sgiandubh11.jpg

Really sweet blade.

[JerseyLawyer]

That looks great! Is it as big as it looks?