ideas for a unique kilt pin

**Theyoungkiltman** · 31st July 14, 03:16 PM

Please give me some ideas for a unique, but not strange/weird kilt pin preferably that can be made from household items.

**Downunder Kilt** · 31st July 14, 03:23 PM

There are a multitude of things that people use for kilt pins from old radio valves to slices of polished rock. Do you have a hobby or belong to some organisation that has some kind of pin or medallion. It's just a situation finding something that has some meaning to you and fitting it to a tack pin or a horse blanket type pin. If you look up "Show us your kilt pins" using the search function you will find a numerous good ideas. Cheers

**Downunder Kilt** · 31st July 14, 03:26 PM

Just went and got the kilt pin thread for you http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...lt-pins-64703/ Cheers

**Theyoungkiltman** · 31st July 14, 03:51 PM

I've got one, a pewter pint-pot shape!

**Nathan** · 31st July 14, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by Theyoungkiltman

I've got one, a pewter pint-pot shape!

pint-pot? I know what each of these means separately but what do they mean with a hyphen?

**Theyoungkiltman** · 31st July 14, 06:28 PM

Essentially a pewter beer mug.

**jdriver** · 4th August 14, 10:08 PM

I was thinking about silver dollars / rounds, but it would require some work to attach a pin to the coin. I like some of the Silver Bullet Silver Shield designs such as

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http://www.goldstackers.com.au/store/brands/sbss.html - my local supplier, but I believe they are minted in the US, so you should be able to find them closer to home.

And I have no idea if a whole ounce is too heavy. Also, silver rounds aren't necessarily "household items" any more.

**tpa** · 5th August 14, 01:39 PM

I made a magnetic one up from washers, a sealing wax centre with a crest in it: kilt pin 1.jpg primarily for traveling on aircraft - no pin for security to object to and it is easy to remove for the scanner, but heavy enough to keep things in order if it is drafty walking to or from the aircraft. You do have to be careful you don't get kilt checked by inanimate steel objects though.

**Theyoungkiltman** · 5th August 14, 02:34 PM

I like the idea of a wax crest.

**piper128** · 5th December 14, 05:51 PM

I am making one for my son that is made from about a 3" piece of deer antler. It's actually the brow tine I cut off the main beam, which is being used for a Sgian Duhb handle, to match the kilt pin.