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1st March 06, 12:56 AM
#1
Revisiting this thread with another question.
Looking through my Atlanta Cutlery catalog a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that they have Damascus blanks for the Sgian Dubh. Do these need to be heat treated in the same way as the carbon blanks? I assume they do, but I thought I'd ask before I went to a lot of trouble doing it, only to find out that I needn't have bothered.
Also, does anyone have any tips on making the sheath for the blade?
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1st March 06, 10:43 PM
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ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING THREAD.
Thanks, everyone who contributed, and Tartan Hiker, I think your knotwork-handled sgian is VERY nice indeed.
WELL DONE.
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2nd March 06, 02:03 AM
#3
You may find that they're already heat treated, if not just then treat the same as carbon steel.
Rab
 Originally Posted by MacMullen
Revisiting this thread with another question.
Looking through my Atlanta Cutlery catalog a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that they have Damascus blanks for the Sgian Dubh. Do these need to be heat treated in the same way as the carbon blanks? I assume they do, but I thought I'd ask before I went to a lot of trouble doing it, only to find out that I needn't have bothered.
Also, does anyone have any tips on making the sheath for the blade?
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2nd March 06, 10:54 AM
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Probably a stupid question, but how can I tell if it's already heat treated?
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2nd March 06, 01:29 PM
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It's a good question, you can compare how hard the steel is to mark / sharpen and how springy the blade is - but you could end up breaking or bending the blade while finding out ! Most Damascus blanks I've seen and used are in a quite useable state however.
Rab
Originally Posted by MacMullen
Probably a stupid question, but how can I tell if it's already heat treated?
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11th December 06, 10:00 PM
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I thought some of the new folks might find this old how-to useful. I put the photos back in and edited it a bit.
Admins -- please feel free to move this to the new DIY forum.
Thanks
Last edited by Tartan Hiker; 15th December 06 at 09:05 AM.
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22nd December 06, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MacMullen
Also, does anyone have any tips on making the sheath for the blade?
Here are a couple of tutorials on sheathmaking, loaded with pics. not specific to sgian dubh, but principles are applicable.
http://www.britishblades.com/home/ar...showarticle=76
http://www.britishblades.com/home/ar...showarticle=42
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