A different sytle of sgain dubh?

[CMcG]

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Would you guys buy a sgain dubh with a full tang or would you pass it by?

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My own knife making philosophy is that if it doesn't cut anything it's not a knife. A well built knife can look good or even beautiful.

I would definitely prefer a sgian with a full tang and I agree that knives should be able to cut; if there's no edge, it's a letter opener! With the right materials, fancy bolsters, decorative file-work, etc a full tang sgian could surely be suitable for evening wear. Drac, do you have a website?

My compromise was to find a sgian with a full length tang, even though it isn't full width. Better than a blunt edge, plastic handle, sgian with a half-length, half-width tang

Here's mine, made by Hanwei. The purple cut glass is gaudy but it matches the purple stone on my dad's old kilt pin:

[CMcG]

I did some Googling and found a few full tang sgians by knife maker Stuart Mitchell. They are solid looking knives but not really very dressy...



With a matching dirk:



Under the name of his father, Pat Mitchell. I think this one needs some jimping.

[CMcG]

Here's another full tang from PPS knives:


And one from Brian Lyttle:

[auld argonian]

I'll always take a full tang knife over the alternative

The choice of material and the degree of ornamentation on the grip would determine whether it's dress or casual.

Best

AA

[BoldHighlander]

I did some Googling and found a few full tang sgians by knife maker Stuart Mitchell. They are solid looking knives but not really very dressy...

I really like this one, very workman-like, however I couldn't find it on the website....in fact I had problems getting the links to work to see any of his knives

[CMcG]

I really like this one, very workman-like, however I couldn't find it on the website....in fact I had problems getting the links to work to see any of his knives

I found that image on a knife forum:
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/...The-Definitive

As for Stuart's website, roll your mouse over where it says "Custom Knives" to create a drop-down menu, then click on one of the numbers. No sgians in there but some nice blades nonetheless.

Or just PM to the OP seeing as he is working on a full tang sgian