all wooden sgian??

**neo71665** · 7th March 07, 08:28 PM

You done a really good job with a dremel I woulda swore it was turned on a lathe.

**Livingston** · 7th March 07, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

Livingston I presume!

Sorry I couldn't remember that you were the artist behind the all wood sgian dubh.

It's a beautiful piece.

Cheers

Panache

Thanks

Originally Posted by neo71665

You done a really good job with a dremel I woulda swore it was turned on a lathe.

Well, it did take a bit of sanding to get it all smoothed down. Started with 60, then 120 and finished off at about 180/200. All total it took about an hour to hour and a half from blank to ready to finish. One of these days I'll have an extra $250 for the lathe. WAIT, that will get me another kilt!!

Would I do it again the same way? No. Would I finish it the same way? No. Would the results be similar? Yes but I'd burnish it instead of varnish. That particular wood just doesn't like to have a sealer on it.

**neo71665** · 7th March 07, 08:55 PM

I hear ya on the lathe, I have one someday

next major thing I have to get is a wire welder

**cloves** · 8th March 07, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Livingston

Yep, that was me. Sorry to chime in so late

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Livingston, that's the one! Beautiful work brother.

**Livingston** · 8th March 07, 08:50 PM

Thank you.

The ebony ones on the drawing board will just be one piece, the handle and sheath, no blade. I might be talked out of the second one if they both work out right.

**cloves** · 8th March 07, 08:52 PM

just let me know Livingston, just let me know!

**cwr89** · 9th March 07, 08:35 PM

I might be of some assistance. My father owns a Woodcraft store (www.woodcraft.com) and at my house he has a full shop (band saw, table saw, wood lathe, metal lathe, chop saw, large woodworking workbenches, and the like).

I went metal, I have made blades before. the thing with a sgian is you cannot turn it on a lathe (as far as I can tell) because it is more of an oval shape. you might rough it on a lathe but a band saw or scroll saw would be my preference. you might be able to get it to work if you do it on a lathe and offset it, but that is a PAIN in the back side!

as far as finishing, like I said I went metal, but I can get the answers you are looking for, I do work for my father on weekends. ;)

I think that Saturday's forecast hold a scroll saw demo on making a sgian? I will let you know how it goes. hehehe.

and if anyone ever has a woodworking question, PM or email me, I read email/PM almost hourly...

~Casey