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Post by davy.... Shirva.. on May 16, 2019 22:51:58 GMT
Latest sgian dubh,, since the weather isn't playing nice with me. Argyll and Sutherland highlander's sgian dubh..
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Post by Dragon Man on May 17, 2019 12:01:34 GMT
Excellent work Davy!!!
How do we pronounce 'sgian dubh'? Is is something like Shee-an Doob?
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Post by davy.... Shirva.. on May 18, 2019 10:45:43 GMT
Excellent work Davy!!! How do we pronounce 'sgian dubh'? Is is something like Shee-an Doob? Skean doo. Or close lol
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Post by Dragon Man on May 18, 2019 11:10:37 GMT
Excellent work Davy!!! How do we pronounce 'sgian dubh'? Is it something like Shee-an Doob? davy.... Shirva.. said: Skean doo. Or close lol Thanks Davy
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Post by vondragonnoggin on May 18, 2019 16:06:56 GMT
Very detailed. Nice. I’d have never guessed that pronunciation.
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Post by davy.... Shirva.. on May 18, 2019 16:42:41 GMT
The blade I buy in,, just nowhere to have a forge and can buy them cheaper than buying the steel,,, same with the sheath,, I can do the leather work no problems,,all the gear but yet again ,I can buy really decent ones cheaper than the veg tan leather. The body is red deer antler,, it was taken off a live deer that was trying to kill folk,, was deemed to dangerous to have wondering around,, animal was not killed.. But antlers removed and given to a friend at my pipe band,, I made him and his wife sgian dubhs from pieces of the antlers as a thank you. The guard and pommel were solid brass plumbing pipe blank's,, drilled and 6mm threaded rod epoxy glued to pommel,, guard was drilled and filed to fit,
Built up and sanded by a mini belt sander.
Badge is a brass lapel badge of the Scottish Argyll and Sutherland highlander's,, My grandfather fought with them in world war 1 and 2 and was a tenor drummer with the regiments pipe band
So it has a lot of sentiment to me.
Funny thing is one of my mate's was the last pipe major of the Argyll's before the band was disbanded,, he is now pipe major of the black watch,, Said to me if,, I didn't like it,, I could send it to him ,,, lol...nice try 😀
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