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At ease ladies, I'm talking about a knife.
Told Steve Ferguson I was going to make him a sgian dubh (by way of showing my appreciation for a friend and one of the good guys). Ain't finished yet, still waiting on his clan crest to get here, but here's how it looks so far.
Blade is hand forged, filed, polished, hardened, tempered, and polished some more. Handle is antiqued stag, with a bolster/ferrule made from a silver ring featuring Celtic knotwork. Capping the pommel is an amethyst mounted in silver. Purty little sticker, had a lot of fun so far in making it, had a small throng of folks watching me forge the blade, something fascinating about red hot steel. Soon as I get the Ferguson clan crest mounted, and a scabbard made for it, it'll be ready to report for duty. :thumbup:
Sarge
Told Steve Ferguson I was going to make him a sgian dubh (by way of showing my appreciation for a friend and one of the good guys). Ain't finished yet, still waiting on his clan crest to get here, but here's how it looks so far.
Blade is hand forged, filed, polished, hardened, tempered, and polished some more. Handle is antiqued stag, with a bolster/ferrule made from a silver ring featuring Celtic knotwork. Capping the pommel is an amethyst mounted in silver. Purty little sticker, had a lot of fun so far in making it, had a small throng of folks watching me forge the blade, something fascinating about red hot steel. Soon as I get the Ferguson clan crest mounted, and a scabbard made for it, it'll be ready to report for duty. :thumbup:
Sarge