Craig´s Sgian Dhú is finally done;-)

 This project has cost me quite some nerves... and it has been on the bench for a long time. The handle failed several times. Now it´s finally done, and I like it. I sincerely hope Craig likes it, too, for I value him a lot. No clan crest yet, and a simple rustic finish. The handle is made from extremely rare iron-ore - impregnated bog oak, which lay submerged in an ancient coalmine in the Muttental for some 150 years or so. The ferrules are handforged from copper, and the tang is peened over the buttcap.

 The knife in its sheath and outside of it. The blade is not rusty, but waxed against the moisture of the simple sock-sheath I made. It will get another sheath to go on a belt, that will see some carving. Either sheath is / will be wet-formed and hotwaxed around the knife. The blade is spring steel, selectively tempered with an approximate hardness of 59-61 HRC. 

 The spine is just some 3 mm thick and has some filework on it. The blade measures in at some 100 mm give or take. The fullers are first forged, then ground out.

I already tested it, and although it is no prybar, it can take a beating, and I hope it will serve him well! My apologies to Craig for the long time, but I hope the finished product will make up for it!

Check out this folk singer;-)

It has been some time that I met Craig at the Bethaus smithy. It was on the Muttental spring fair that I met some Scottish madman and we talked some about forging and making music. Was a great meeting, and I promised I´d link him, but as is, all my fault, I messed up his address.

But now I found him, and here comes the link:

www.craigherbertson.com

He also plays abroad (from here*ggg*) and tries to make a living from winning awards;-), so check out his site.

Coming to think of it, I will include a music category in my linklist.