Dirk & Sgian Project

[The Amadan]

Aquired a nice 8-point antler set.
Thought I'd try my hand at making a matching Sgian/Dirk set.

Here's some pix of the work, so far: (click pix to enlarge)

Sgian & dirk, on my messy workbench:


Sgian handle fits my hand perfectly:


Although it looks unwieldly, the dirk feels good to the hand:


Zeus gives a quality check:


Still have a bit of work to do on them, and I'm going to redo the scabbards in brown leather.

[jcbanner]

for some reason, I cant open the pictures in a larger window.  but aside from that, they look beatiful!  I'm impresed

[The Amadan]

The dirk is nearly completed.
I re-did the scabbard in a brown sheepskin leather, and added a tassel... just 'cause I wanted to.

Ripley, as eldest dog, gives his blessing:


On my keyboard, for scale:


Are they accurate, in any way? Probably not. I made them to two criteria:
1. My own aesthetics.
2. What a rustic Scot might make, with whatever he found laying around.

I kept the black leather scabbard, that came with the sgian... it can't be seen once tucked into hose/moc, anyway.

I'm also making a "sgian-don't", antler-handled bottle opener. Will post pix when complete.