Sgian Dubh

[Ron Smith]

My Daughter and her Beau have planned their wedding. Due to their sharing an obsession in their Celtic heritage, it will be Scottish / Scot-Irish themed.

My soon to be son in law has his wedding Kilt on order, and has been wanting a nice Sgian Dubh "Black Knife" to carry , but wasn't able to find a traditional design he could justify spending the money on . He eventually decided to settle for one of the inexpensive variations as sold on ebay , etc.

I decided that a true red blooded Scotsman can't be seen in public with a cheesey Chinese made Sgian Dubh, so I ordered a blade with a sheath, and commenced studying original Sgian Dubhs (Skeen Doo). Then set to work creating one using Ebony, White Ebony, Water Buaffalo horn and German Silver.

The Sgian Dubh or "Black Knife" according to legend was a small utility / defense knife carried concealed.

When visiting a friend's home , or among friends, it was placed in the top of the hose or Kilt stocking as a courtesy to show that you were armed , but had no malicious intent.

I gave it to him as a surprise gift. I wish I had taken a picture of the expression on his face. It made it all worth while.

I thought some of you would enjoy seeing it. It turned out much better than I ever expected, when I began.

Ron