Sharpen a Sgian Dubh?

[Tartan Hiker]

Ditto to the above.

[unixken]

I'm currently having a dirk made, to match a sgian dubh created a few months ago, and was asked by the maker if I wanted him to sharpen the blade. My response to him was that since the knife's original purpose was as a tool of combat, and not a piece of decorative jewelry, that yes, he should sharpen the blade to remain true to the device's original purpose, as he did my sgian dubh. My thought is... if you're going to carry a blade, carry a sharpened blade, even if your only justification is that you can use it to cut a seatbelt in the event of an automobile accident. Otherwise, carry a "sgian brew" or nothing at all.