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I keep watching, trying to catch a glipse of my sgian dubh 
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Roy- soooon. I am a bit haphazard with photos...
In fact, the big piggyback rig project we're finishing- spent some hours on it today and still forgot to get photos until it got dark and was too late!
Needham has photos, though.
1: sheath needs finishing, obviously. 2: knife is due a dose of 400 grit on the handle and a bit more corner rounding and a good linseed oil. Blad eneeds a ten minute steel wool rub down.
But, since everyone likes photos of Koyote Girl, and needham's sheaths have the tradition:
In fact, the big piggyback rig project we're finishing- spent some hours on it today and still forgot to get photos until it got dark and was too late!
Needham has photos, though.
1: sheath needs finishing, obviously. 2: knife is due a dose of 400 grit on the handle and a bit more corner rounding and a good linseed oil. Blad eneeds a ten minute steel wool rub down.
But, since everyone likes photos of Koyote Girl, and needham's sheaths have the tradition:
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Thanks. It was really fun to make such a tiny sheath.
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okay, sheath and rig progrees pics. I hate doing these because until the final dye and assembly, it always looks like nothing is done 
here's the whole set of parts:
The shoulder strap is actually the most time consuming part on my end. Koyote girl handles most of the making, but I'm her stitching whore for some of this- the shoulder strap especially.
Construction is doulbe layer 5 ounce 1 inch strap, with 5 ounce shoulder layers added on. all doulbe needle hand stitched for about 18 feet or a couple thousand stitches. Whoo!
Here's a detail of the shoulder strap area- you can see that stitches haven't bee pressed yet and the final edging isn't done. I only have a bit more stitching to do here and then a light damp forming for a shoulder bend.
Details of the smaller companion sheath, none of the straps can be stitched on until dying time later today.
And some details fo the bottom strap pieces. the loose edns will get 2 or 3 (haven't decided yet, 3 might be overkill, but is there overkill in the Alaskan wilds?) sam browne studs for looping through the large sheath D rings and securing. This leaves buckles fore and aft for adjusting carry. About 16 inches of adjustment each side.
here's the whole set of parts:
The shoulder strap is actually the most time consuming part on my end. Koyote girl handles most of the making, but I'm her stitching whore for some of this- the shoulder strap especially.
Construction is doulbe layer 5 ounce 1 inch strap, with 5 ounce shoulder layers added on. all doulbe needle hand stitched for about 18 feet or a couple thousand stitches. Whoo!
Here's a detail of the shoulder strap area- you can see that stitches haven't bee pressed yet and the final edging isn't done. I only have a bit more stitching to do here and then a light damp forming for a shoulder bend.
Details of the smaller companion sheath, none of the straps can be stitched on until dying time later today.
And some details fo the bottom strap pieces. the loose edns will get 2 or 3 (haven't decided yet, 3 might be overkill, but is there overkill in the Alaskan wilds?) sam browne studs for looping through the large sheath D rings and securing. This leaves buckles fore and aft for adjusting carry. About 16 inches of adjustment each side.
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I've got a rain issue, and a leukuchete, 3 sgian dubhs, and a pile of small blades I need to get photographed. But, for now, here's a SERE LBK in burlap shadetree with a blued blade.
piggyback set with full shoulder rig coming as soon as I lay some towels down on the photo table outside.
Bit of a WIP- and the light is all funny. Plus, it's covered in oil.....
piggyback set with full shoulder rig coming as soon as I lay some towels down on the photo table outside.
Bit of a WIP- and the light is all funny. Plus, it's covered in oil.....
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did some one says sgian dubhs
anxiously awaiting those pictures :thumbup:
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Plumber, did you see this thread? Sgian Dubh
As far as I'm concerned, Christof makes the best Sgian Dubh in the history of Sgian Dubhs.
As far as I'm concerned, Christof makes the best Sgian Dubh in the history of Sgian Dubhs.
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Roy is lookin for photos of his I've got two orders i'm working on right now, and hopefully I'll be getting a full hald dozen blades ready at the same time.
I'll post some photos here but might resurrect the other thread as well. Still thinking off and on of how I'd do the guardian up as a slim SD knife....
I've got two orders i'm working on right now, and hopefully I'll be getting a full hald dozen blades ready at the same time.I'll post some photos here but might resurrect the other thread as well. Still thinking off and on of how I'd do the guardian up as a slim SD knife....
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I posted this in the wrong thread!
okay, here we go:
WIP of a sgian dubh (It's actually done, it's my camera work that is WIP)!!
4 heat treated blades: an LBK, a semi roach belly, and two others.
another semi roach belly. I was about to sand the scales and glue up when I remembered I hadn't taken photos today!!!
okay, here we go:
WIP of a sgian dubh (It's actually done, it's my camera work that is WIP)!!
4 heat treated blades: an LBK, a semi roach belly, and two others.
another semi roach belly. I was about to sand the scales and glue up when I remembered I hadn't taken photos today!!!
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