[JShirley]

A good friend of mine wanted a sgian dubh to wear with his kilt. I could have gotten lots of decorative pieces fairly cheaply, but I wanted to get him something that was not only attractive, but that was actually a good knife that he would be able to use for lots of daily tasks. Knifemaker and good friend Shane Justice seems to have managed to fulfill both missions ably:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/Jinete_delViento/sgiandhuRZD.jpg

John

[hso]

Good little piece.

[Dave McCracken]

Nice one, John. Our Scots ancestors knew something about knife design. Does Justice have a website?

[JShirley]

Dave, he doesn't, but I can send his email address to anyone who's interested.

Here's a pic of Shane working on the wee knife:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=48453&d=1131062969

and a link to pics of Shane's shop:http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3356509&postcount=13

John

[carolinaman]

Hi there JShirley,

A beautiful knife and work of art!

Thank you for sharing it with us.

Chris

[ecos]

very nice knife! i liked his other one you had shown awhile back too. thanks for sharing.

what materials were used?

[JShirley]

Well, I know Shane used 52100 steel, as he did with the Soldier's Knife (I just blued the blade of that a few days ago; I'll take a picture when I can). I'll see if
I can get a little more info from him (again)- I've been so busy this semester, about the only thing I can really remember is past, present, and future conflict with China!

[bigjim]

Gun blued knife blades are the BEST looking Knife steel there is. For exactly the same reason hot blued hand guns are "gun art" at its finest.

People talk about how fragile the finish is but its only because the can not see the beauty of honest wear.

I have never seen any gun as comforting and confidence inspireing as a blued 1911 with high spots in the finish worn off by years of competant cleaning and polishing.

Knives are the same way. Nothing compares to the look of blade steel with the finish or patina worn back from the edge by use and skilled sharpening.

Nice knife.

[JShirley]

ecos, I got the information from Shane.

The sgian dubh was forged from 52100 steel, and has asian buffalo horn and stag on the handle.

The pictures don't do it justice. :D

[Dave McCracken]

Thanks, John. Don't think I want one right now, but maybe soon....

[shane justice]

Well, my friend John posted a pic of my most recent finished knife...

...and he emailed me that you guys had some questions for me....

I'll do my best to answer anything I can....

or BS my way through any I can't... :D

First post to this forum...

Shane

[Dave McCracken]

Welcome, Shane. Nice knife you made.

[shane justice]

Thanks man!

[JShirley]

Actually, Shane, I had a question (not specifically about this knife): what type of hammer were you telling me about the other day? It sounded like it might really make the job a little less labor intensive..

Welcome to THR, btw!

John

[Skofnung]

That's a mighty nice looking blade.

Good work indeed Mr. Justice!

[shane justice]

HI John,

I just got my #50 Little Giant Power Hammer wired up...

SHe is serial #7XX....and was originally built in 1904...and was rebuilt by the best in the biz...a guy named Sid in Nebraska City NE....

WHen it is running full out...it makes my teeth hurt!

ANd should speed me up some...

ANd guys...it's just Shane...on a good day...

on a bad day...it's Shane, you fat b*astard!...

Glad you all liked the work...

Shane

[ecos]

hi shane welcome to the forum. very nice work!

mmm little giant...i want one :D