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The Ultimate Irish Hunting Knife
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Maybe, I don't know yet.Well stacking the deck with juju, talisman's, amulets, triskele's, the Shichifukujin did not seem to work all that well.
Should have used the rabbits foot. 
So the best one can do is offer congratuations to Smokey Skelton and thank Davy Moore for an outstanding job and all who contributed for a most enlightning thread.
Good luck with "Sealgaire No. 1" Smokey, The Ultimate Irish Hunting Knife .
Use it in good health for it's intended purpose.0 -
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Yes, Sat 22nd onlyWell I got back from Birr in one piece thanks for asking
I wanted to say it was brilliant to meet some of you there and thanks for all the kind words and thanks for gracing the table.
I have to say that all & all the fair went very well, I sold a few knives, and got a few commissions so for me it was a very worthwhile trip.
It was amazing to see the variety of people who turned up at the table and hear some of their thoughts on knives.
I had one fella who told me that my knives wouldnt be sharp enough because they weren't made from D2 steel I tried to explain that CPM154 and Suminagashi & Damasteel were far superior to D2 but he wouldnt have it he read it in a book (So it must be true) that D2 was the best steel in the world. I shaved my arm with the CPM154 knife but he said it still wasn't as sharp as the D2 which he was gonna buy one day. I offered to build him a knife in D2 but he said he was going to buy the one in the book cos it was bigger and sharper than mine and anyway it was built in china in the traditional way. Two guys at the table burst out laughing (I didn't) and he sloped off
There was another guy who told me that he could buy 20 knives for the price of one of mine. I told him if they were that cheap he'd probably need all 20 of them. He called me a robbing BAS***D. I explained to him that he did not have to buy one if he didn't want to. I explained that it took me 30 to 40 hours to make one and that if he took off the price of the materials I was making €8.20 an hour he said that this was too much and that the knives should be cheaper. There was a nice crowd around the table at the time and this guy was doing his best to embarrass me. So I asked him what he did for a living, turns out he was a builder. I asked him for a price to build me a new workshop. He got the hint and sloped off.
A few of these guys turned up every day. I think they just like to be heard or believe themselves to know better than anyone else.
The vast majority of people who turned up though were very nice and I was overwhelmed by the nice comments regarding the workmanship. In particular the older gentlemen who came to the table were fantastic. They stood for ages and listened to all I had to say as I waffled on about steel and how the knives were made they were full of questions. They wanted to know where I got such and such a piece of timber and talked about how they would go to the local barber years ago and he'd sharpen their knife on a strop for a penny. It really was brilliant spending the time with them.
I'll definitely do it again next year0 -
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NoSMOKEY!!
I think he must be on holidays or something cos he hasn't replied to my PM. If anyone knows him personally give him a shout and ask him to contact me so I can arrange to ship the knife.
There was a reserve number drawn on Saturday so if Smokey hasn't contacted me within 30 days then the knife will go to the reserve.;) DRAW the reserve ticket Smokey has gone on a Round the World Trip ;)
I want a second chance.
Having said all this congrats to smokey0 -
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Maybe, I don't know yet.Hi Davy,
I've sent a pm. Sorry for technical difficulties and all that.
I'm over the moon. The knife looks a beauty on the pics, and I can't wait to handle it in person.
I just really clicked in to see how the meet went at the weekend and my jaw hit the floor. I'm glad the meet went well over the weekend, but I'm totally delighted that I won. I'll be hounding the postman until it arrives.
I'll let you know as soon as it arrives.
Yeaaaaaa!!!:D
Smokey0 -
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Maybe, I don't know yet.Ladies and Gentlemen,
(I probably could get away with just "Gentlemen", but on the grounds of gender balance I thought I'd better play it safe).
I didn't know whether to start a new thread or drag this thread up from the bowels of page 3, but it's such an interesting thread I thought why not?
Just to confirm, if any of you ever doubted it, that Davy is a man of his word. Sealgaire No. 1 or uimhir a-haon, arrived together with a handsomely finished custom fitted leather sheath.
This really is a lovely piece of craftsmanship. The suminagashi steel has an extremely attractive damascus style layering, and the wych elm handle is a great choice of materials, beautifully set off by black liners. The handle puts me in mind of a few high-end scandinavian style knives I have seen, such as a hand-crafted top of the range pukko.
I haven't really put it to the test yet, just sharpened a pencil, which does not really do justice to a knife of this quality. To cut a long story short I'm really impressed with Davy's work, and delighted to be the lucky owner of Sealgaire No. 1, and I'm sure it will serve me well for many years to come.
I really hope the Sealgaire puts Davy and Irish knifemaking on the map, and raises the profile of Irish craftsmanship.
Thanks again to Davy, and to everyone who contributed to a stimulating thread and a great knife.
Smokey0 -
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The suspense will kill me 
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