Forging a REAL Sgian Dubh Knife

[@chancekelejian7089]

brilliant! It warms my heart to see a scotsman at work, and i love all the survival videos as well! taing dhuibh mo charaid

[@designated_hitter_EGA]

goes to show you dont needs expensive grinders and other tool to make a more than adequate, functional knife for general tasks thank you Matthew, and Fandabi Dozi

[@kingsleykrasch6945]

I bloody love it, my son wanted a functional s.d. and this is the answer.

[@chrishill9195]

Just bought one if Mattys sgian dubhs very pleased with it love the traditional look and feels great in the hand

[@ljosephdumas3113]

Thanx to you I now have a beautiful dirk from Flett Forge!

[@ericruss4189]

Nice Sgian. Hope you have a lot of great adventures with it.

[@JoeDeerRunner]

Beautiful knife! Rough and rustic! Way it must be! ;)

[@terryfinley7760]

I just bought two thanks to your videos! 👍

[@sandranevins2144]

I enjoy watching a true craftsmanship.

[@moravianarmorystudios]

Matty is awesome, I have one of his Seaxs that we are using in our shoots. Cant wait to explore more of the channel

[@afsteelersfan34]

Great Video, we own a couple Matty knives... My wife love her kitchen knife and my Sgian Dubh I used in our wedding

[@imachynn]

What would the traditional ceremonial use be for it, during the aforementioned wedding?

[@ahikernamedgq]

If you're going to use that in the wilderness, you're going to appreciate the thickness of the blade. Great knife. Thanks for sharing.

[@StMyles]

Very Nice... making it yourself makes it priceless. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

[@MakerCuisine]

Great little knife, i like the rough forge look of it, which i would assume is more period accurate. Great job with the video

[@watcherobserver7959]

Beautiful knife.

[@kingsleykrasch6945]

Oh how much, I really want to buy one,I will pay the freight, what a gift for my sons 22st.

[@joeturner1597]

Whisky is finished in wine barrels. sherry or port, hence the mulled wine smell. Lovely.

[@affalaffaa]

...and ,as I'm sure you know Joe, with American oak bourbon barrels. As their union only allows them to be used once. I'm not saying this has anything to do with a lack of depth in American whiskys, nope, not me.

[@joeturner1597]

@@affalaffaa That explains why I went off Bourbon. For me now it is a nice single malt, a quality blend or a triple dist. vodka. Living over the ditch, I miss Real Ale. I occasionally get over excited if I find some Guinness.

[@dwightstjohn6927]

We had the World Championship horseshoe competition at the Calgary Stampede, Canada and of the five finalists, FOUR were from Scotland!! (yah, yah, the other one was a Brit)!!!!

[@almath9987]

Brilliant great to see something made in scotland to be used in scotland keep up the good work👍

[@almath9987]

@Rad Derry yes in can however common sense prevails, if you are searched in position of a knife and you can justify why you are carrying the knife. Ie i also had a sleeping bag and tent on my position or ike my freind how has been stopped twice in Glasgow who is a chief after work at 11pm, and had a selection of knives but also had kitchen whites (chiefs overalls) in the same bag and said phone my work if you have any doubts officer. Then all is OK

[@bouncinbetty2032]

@Rad Derry What are you talking about? When wore with highland dress Sgian Dubh's are completely legal. Under the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 Sec. 49 it states "Section 49 makes it an offence to have a bladed or sharply pointed article in a public place without good reason or lawful authority. There is a defence where the person had the article with him for use at work, for religious reasons or as part of any national costume (e.g. a sgian dubh or kirpan)." It specifically lists Sgian Dubh's as legal because they are part of a national costume, stop spreading fake news.

[@addicted2tone349]

Nice blade! I love old world things made by hand.

[@JamesSmith-or7eg]

This is perfect!!! I’ll be ordering one, hopefully I can get one pretty close to yours

[@brain4154]

@FandabiDozi normally i prefer shorter videos when i'm researching a topic, so as to obtain multiple points of view from many different sources. Alas, i always find myself wishing your videos were longer! being Scottish myself and having been born/living in the states i love hearing stories, learning about our heritage and the accent reminds me of speaking to me da on the phone, anywho.. keep her up, cheers from the states! Montana State specifically :)

[@oatiemoanie]

Thank you once again for a great video.

[@HS-qo8ce]

Thanks for making this, I’ve also been looking for a good functional one and it’s interesting to see the process.

[@anthonyfeatherstone7696]

Love how rugged it is

[@Hermes455]

Hello! Great video, my friend, and excelent knife . From Argentina.

[@jobeewave7677]

Well done !

[@jamesfisher9594]

Nice knife 🔪

[@johnrossSorbie]

l used to have one, now l always want to make one l love to see it made

[@s34mu5]

sweet video man! excellent end result!

[@HarshmanHills]

very nice knife

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

I love machinists. I know about 1% of what the guys I hang with know. You know they are machinists by the way they line up their fine instruments on a little cloth.

[@jeffnotti9932]

Awesome knife man... well done

[@TressaZimmerman]

Looks amazing. Great video. Thanks for the link.

[@jobygochoco2731]

That Celtic hairpin may be used as an awl...

[@OldNavajoTricks]

Rough and Ready, be a good name for a knife maker... R.a.R. knives...sold at no big retailers :-p

[@mikerubalcava519]

BRAVO 2 - thumbs up Thanks to Flett Forge Put his stamp on it and your name or initials So that history will know where it came from and who it belonged to.

[@Calum_S]

Good work. I'd have put a cross-guard on it, but each to their own.

[@titanoffire0474]

Using the Quality Streets tin killed me man

[@mustamuri]

Hair pin can make a very nice hard , for cutting near of end half and then put to end throud cutting and its go hards♥️

[@bigdaddysherwood]

Still waiting for your bushcraft Sgian dubh

[@AGermanFencer]

For the longer dagger (the scottish bollock dagger equivalent, forgott the name) check out tods workshop online. He makes wonderful and proper stuff.

[@charlesdada6434]

Most know the Sgian Dubh was carried on the calf, tucked into a stocking. Easy to see, easy to do, and easy to describe. But also was supposedly carried in the armpit. Can anyone tell me how armpit carry was accomplished?

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

Charles Dada Given the traditional shape of the sheat use of cord is out of question like some bushcrafters carry their knives. My best quess is that they simply sew a small pocket inside the shirt sleeve. The knife was carried often so why not modify your clothing to accommodate the knife comfortably. Assassins used this carry method like jewish sicariots. I also know some gipsies who carry knives this way.

[@williamniedzwiecki2325]

Does he still make custom blades?

[@zazovecchi]

fandabi dozi

[@terryfinley7760]

Is your Sgian longer than the “norm”?

[@Tyler.i.81]

Fandabi

[@kylethedalek]

Does anyone know the U.K. laws on carrying knives when in traditional dress? So Sgian Dubhs, Dirks and such? I thought you could carry any traditional weapons when in dress, but apparently it’s only up to 3.5” blades? (Which I don’t know if that’s the traditional size for a Sgain Dubh, as I thought could be various different sizes?) So if you want to carry a Dirk or sword I take it you would need a reason on top of that regardless of dress?

[@mickcoomer9714]

Dubh is the same base as used in Dublin, or Black Pool as the vikings called it.

[@torbygjordet2533]

Or Dyflin, as few vikings (or anyone) spoke english at that time.

[@ragnkja]

Tor Bygjordet “English” was what we now call Old English, and only spoken in Englaland.

[@johngallagher917]

Why is it called black knife?

[@FandabiDozi]

Either cos the handle was often made from bog oak (which was dark in colour) or it has its name from being used for "black" deeds as it was often a hidden knife. Thats how the stories go anyway :)

[@MrTurnipThief]

I remember you saying you were also looking for an authentic dirk, have you looked at tod cutler.com, he is now doing a dirk and his stuff is great.

[@FandabiDozi]

Thats great! Thankyou!

[@druoleary]

It's meant to be dubh = black. You should be able to get a sharp one from a highland regiment .

[@RobertoDonatti]

It's a beautiful knife, but all the skean dughs I've seen (and the one I have) are double edged.

[@stillrob97]

Some places in the world a knife with a sharpened edge on both sides is illegal

[@SYNosiris]

Tradition sgian dubhs are single edged blades considering double edged blades are illegal in Scotland

[@stillrob97]

@@SYNosiris I dont think the traditional sgian Dubh would follow modern knife laws that didnt exist then. They may be made with a single edge now but they were originally a double edge blade

[@terryfinley7760]

A law against double edged blades? What would Braveheart say about that? Seriously, it appalls me how free people allow their freedom to be taken away, and smile all the while! WTF?

[@dajak11]

Nice video. I am not impressed by the skills of the blacksmith I must say. The next time you can do a lot more your selve. Try shaping the handle by using hand tools only. So much more satisfying.

[@bigbiffouk]

Just had to laugh, saw a video from a certain well know shock haired blacksmith who was making a Sgian Dubh, and he said, right well first we have to make a billet of Damascus .....