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True, it would be carried in the armpit until visiting a friend's house where one would place it in the sock as a sign of respect.NiceThe sock stuff is just an invention of Walter Scott, a more typical carrying place for the Sgian Dubh was the armpit
I don't know what type of leather is on the sheath.Do you know what leather that is? My understanding is shagreen can apply to any textured leather (shark, stingray, beaver tail etc). Very nice work.
That is indeed a great translation. I forget often that translation is needed for most.
Our neeps here are completely different. Not gonna work. Ever tell ya about a time in Strontian? Up there fishing. My friend I was with had a buddy that lived there and so we were kinda locals. We were trying every single malt the three pubs in town had. Stopped playing darts cause the darn dart board wouldn't hold still after a while. Was talking to some folks about their Jack Russell terrier. They were amazed that I knew what kind of dog it was (the folks I lived with on that estate had one). I can remember thinking I need to set my glass down now because I'm gonna fall off this stool. Don't remember if I did or not.
That looks great Dylan. I've never had haggis for breakfast. Looks like I've been missing out!
Customer sent me a knife he'd broken the tip off Finished this off while I was finishing off that wee dram:
Already started regrinding the primary bevel above, then got er shaped up and etched. Lost most of the original hamon:
Sharpened and ready to go back to cowboyin':
What it looked like 3 years or so ago when I sold it:
No I'm kinda baffled. Beavertail is very uniform like that but the texture is the wrong shape. Shark isn't as uniform. Ray is more dotty. I dunno. Where abouts are ya? Sat my Highers at Waid Academy in Anstruther. Lived in St Andrews and the Highlands too.
I'm hoping to get up to see some friends in Perth in the Spring, and possibly further north to see another 
Ouch!Customer sent me a knife he'd broken the tip off Finished this off while I was finishing off that wee dram:
Already started regrinding the primary bevel above, then got er shaped up and etched. Lost most of the original hamon:
Sharpened and ready to go back to cowboyin':
What it looked like 3 years or so ago when I sold it:
I'm glad you were able to fix that up Dave, well done I've heard the tale
Scott built my house, (or at least his money did), but I think he invented a great deal of romantic rubbish, not only in his works of fiction, but most notably in preparation of the visit to Scotland of George IV, when a lot of the pageantry and fancy dress, now passed off as history, was also invented. Apart from Scott, perhaps the greatest promoter of modern 'Highland dress' was Queen Victoria 
Even in the shorter length it looks like it would make quick work of processing small and medium size game.Customer sent me a knife he'd broken the tip off Finished this off while I was finishing off that wee dram:
Already started regrinding the primary bevel above, then got er shaped up and etched. Lost most of the original hamon:
Sharpened and ready to go back to cowboyin':
What it looked like 3 years or so ago when I sold it:
All this talk of haggis....
Made this up a week or two ago. Haggis, eggs, and toast - makes for a fine breakfast. It is my buddy's recipe and it is most certainly not vegetarian.
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They do look similar. Probably lizard of some kind I don’t work with those kind of exotics so I don’t really think of them. My only border time was about a week in Dumfries. Know Inverness pretty well. Where I lived in the Highlands when we went to town it was to Inverness. We were south of Aviemore so bout 45 minute drive or so if I remember correctlyIt was made in Aberdeen. I'm from Inverness but live in the Borders now.
When I Google Lizardskin Shagreen it looks similar, could be that?
Thanks. Its a Paisano, the model I carry myself.
What a beautiful patina!
Looking forward to getting out and using it 
