February 24, 20197 yr Story time, always makes things more meaningful right?: My grandfather passed away, and many of the family wanted to add something personal with him in the casket. My grandfather was always very proud of his lineage. We can trace the McEuen name to the 1600’s in Scotland. There is even a McEuen castle. So my mom, aunts and uncle got the traditional McEuen Tartan made and laid it with him. I decided, in the 6 hours I had available over 3 days to make him a Dirk. He once told me he liked them because they were usually fairly ‘beefy’. More than that, he loved the interesting history behind them. I made a low, 26 layer billet and instead of forging bevels like I usually do, i did pure stock removal, so to have even-ish layers. I had a piece of 2700 year old bog wood (oak i think) from Scotland that made the handle. I know its not really the traditional handle style, but with what I had and time available it was what I could do. The yellow name is sort of a family/friend inside joke, plus a little endearment. Every piece of equipment, old jeep, welder, vise, swamp cooler, etc ... he would get a yellow or white fabric paint pen and write his last name on it, sometimes a year too. I took a picture of one signature on a mig welder he gave me, and my wife used her craft cutter computer program to trace it exactly and cut it out with vinyl. We thought it was appropriate. He was a great man, and taught me so much. He will be missed.
February 24, 20197 yr Ya done good and what a great tribute to your grandfather, I bet he is looking down and smiling. The only thing left to do is have a dram in his honor.
February 25, 20197 yr Sympathy for your loss. Great work on the Dirk. He would be proud. And right there with Iron Dragon on the dram. In fact I will have a tipple for your Grandfather when I get home from work. Laphroaig 16 seems appropriate.
February 25, 20197 yr 2 hours ago, SLAG said: K.-W., Laphroaig 16 is a wonderful choice. SLAG. Yes it is, however I have a bottle of Glenfiddich 1972 for special occasions, which this qualifies. I'll have a dram this evening in his honor.
February 25, 20197 yr Welcome Nyckname, If you edit your profile to show your location we won't dun you for it when the answer depends upon it. This thread will help you get the best out of the forum. READ THIS FIRST
February 26, 20197 yr Wow.. Single Malt Envy for sure.... '72 and yes Glennfiddich is another fine Scotch.
March 3, 20197 yr It’s a beautiful testament to your grandfather I just sipped from a dram of Glenfiddich 18 year I’ve been keeping in his honor.
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