sgian dubh

[McMurdo]

I finished the muzzle loading rifle I was building for a friend and had some bench time and a blade blank and antler so..........

blade is high carbon from sheffield




I used a thick piece of Elk antler tip then thinned it out on the sides to make it ride on leg better


inlaid a pewter button to match the pewter bolster


Now all I have to do is find a home for it.

Joe I fixed your photo links, lovely sgian dubh you have there. If I had not recently bought one of the Bullman Studios sgians from the STM I'd be all over this one great work.

[Joe Gondek]

Thanks McMurdo for fixing the picture links
I figured out what I did wrong and fixed
My connection was acting up when I posted\and left out this picture of it in the sheath



Also thanks everyone for the kind words

the antler on this sgian really fits the hand nicely

[RB51]

Very nice work. If I might ask, where did you get the bolster from?

Laurie

[Joe Gondek]

Very nice work. If I might ask, where did you get the bolster from?

I poured it in place

check out this link for instructions on how I do it

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/p...x.html?t=30994

[RB51]

I poured it in place

check out this link for instructions on how I do it

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/p...x.html?t=30994

Thanks for the link...a very good tutorial. Could you use the same process for brass, or would it take too much heat to melt it?

Laurie

[Joe Gondek]

brass would require too much heat to melt. It would burn the paper dam, the antler and draw the temper from the blade