Sgian Dubh

Those are nice; have a sleek contemporary look. Sgian dubh are such a nice mode of working 'cause you can be so creative, have so many directions to go design wise and still stay in the Sgian Dhub envelope. It IS hard to define just what constitutes Sgian Dhub-ness, but it is recognizable. What do you think? combination of size and pointy, symetrical blade? No Quilions? thick blade for length?
 
I agree, it is definitely hard to define. I think it is the hande-blade proportion, blade shape and general impression of robbust knife. BTW, those three are folders and the blade is made of Bonpertuis Z100CD17 (1% carbon, 17% chrome) steel.
 

More like "Skein Du"

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KSwinamer

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Kisu is right about the pronounciation.
I can exhaust about half of my Scot's Gaelic and tell you that means black knife.
If I live long enough I may actually learn more Scot Gaelic.

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Joshua, aka Feneris,'Destroyer of Whisky' of the Terrible Ironic Horde
But doom'd and devoted by vassal and lord.
MacGregor has still both his heart and his sword!
-MacGregor's Gathering, Sir Walter Scott
 
Re pronunciation, please allow me (a Scotsman born and bred - Edinburgh 1961) to help. Kisu is right but I'd explain it slightly differently. Drop the 'g' off the end of skiing, and doo (to avoid confusion with Homer's Doh!). Drink a bottle of whisky (Scottish of course) and you will find that almost everyone begins to talk with a Scottish accent
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Iain

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"I'm arm'd with more than complete steel - The justice of my quarrel." Christopher Marlowe
 
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