Sharpen a Sgian Dubh?

[Geoff Withnell]

I think the modern Scottish view is that even a sharp sgian is not much use for anything so why bother with it at all.

Things I have done with my sgian:
Opened Packages
Cut ribbon to wrap a present
peeled an apple
cut salami for sandwiches
stripped insulation from wire
cut plant stems for grafting

et cetera, et cetera.

Yup. not much use for anything.

If one is normally kilted, and used to carrying and useing a pocket knife from boyhood, the sgain gets used quite a bit.