Jonesing a Sgian Dubh

**BEEDEE** · 15th April 07, 11:10 AM

Rough sanded the handle this morning and decided to make a wooden sheath from the offcut from the block I bought. Cut into three thin slices on the band saw then cut out the blade shape in the center slice. This is how it looked before I glued it up.

Then I cut a slot in a scrap piece of jade and glued it on the top.

Tomorrow will sand to the handle shape and start the final polishing.

While I like the angled handle finish I have decided that the damascus blade will have a military style handle - oval cross section and plain sides. I'm trying to find a Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (my old army days) collar badge. Should be able to mill out a recess and fit it into the handle.

Brian

Raptor · 15th April 07, 06:03 PM

That's looking great. Cant wait to see it finished!

**djweso** · 15th April 07, 06:24 PM

Soooooo looking forward to you're pictures of the finished knife.

**BEEDEE** · 16th April 07, 09:06 AM

Nearly finished! Did the final sanding and polishing the imitation jade this morning. All that is left now is to get some good paste wax and wax and buff the wood. Here's how it looks:

And here's a photo with the jade topped antler tip kilt pin to match

Brian

**Rab Gordon** · 16th April 07, 01:05 PM

That's shaping up really nicely,
Rab

**Panache** · 16th April 07, 01:10 PM

Looking Good.

Cheers

Jamie

**BEEDEE** · 17th April 07, 05:28 AM

Last night I applied three coats of paste wax, allowing each to penetrate the wood for about 30 minutes. Then I hand buffed with a soft cloth. This is the finished product:

Brian