Newbi - Ray From Costa Rica

**Raymond** · 28th September 14, 07:04 PM

Hello All,

I posted an earlier post about finding some fabric for a great kilt. It is not a true tartan, but it is fabric and I can wrap myself up in it to make a great kilt for a good price.

ANY WHO... About me. I am from Texas and I write for a living and my wife does work on the internet. In my spare time you will find me practicing my Iaido (Japanese sword work) as well as FMA Sticks and Espada y Daga.

THEN IT HAPPENED... someone told me to read Outlander, lots of swords, knives and kilts. I did and really enjoyed the first book. It got me to researching my family tree and I have a lot of Irish and Scottish on my mother's side. I found that I come from the Clan Muir, so I have been doing a lot of digging in that area.

Well one thing led to another and now I have included working with the Scottish sword system and just purchased a basket hilt sword.

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Ok this is not a Scottish broadsword, but I also do a lot of what is called "back yard cutting" and this was rated very high to stand up against good cutting targets.

I will be picking this up in November and can't wait.

I will be also picking up my kilts and such in November when we return.

I have always loved my Scottish background and always had a heart for Scotland even when I was a kid.

Now that I am older, I can indulge in that and enjoy living my Scottish dream here in the rain forests of Costa Rica.

I write and blog for a living, mostly about survival.

I look forward to learning more about kilts, especially how I might be able to make my own modern kilt seeing that there are not many kilt stores down here in Costa Rica.

Thanks for reading and thanks for the input, I appreciate it.

Sláinte

Ray
Costa Rica