This is the basic look of Ainoko's dirk ( I need to shorten the whip blades and make the hilt longer and the gems and pommel). Any one who can help me refine this is more than welcome to do so.

Basically what I am trying to do, is make this look more intimidating and nasty looking. And yes, the dirk's design was and is based on the Japanese Sai (pictured here): http://oi51.tinypic.com/2cpp3dw.jpg