A funny thing happened on the way to get a kilt.....

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I was all set...on my way to getting a kilt, when I got sidetracked into making a sporran. Of course, other accessories were needed, so I made a belt buckle. Cavscout and Matt Newsome have encouraged me to make more of these.

Fleury Thistle Cross, brass on copper, 3.5 inches diameter, copyright 2009:



In heraldry, a Cross fleury is a cross adorned at the ends with flowers, generally with Fleur-de-lis, Trefoils, or some other distinct shape. Also called a Cross Flory, or Flourished Cross, this cross depicts the thistle, the national flower of Scotland.

This cross is often associated with Crusaders and the Crusades. The heraldic cross pattée was used by two Crusader orders: the Teutonic Knights, and the Knights Templar who adopted a red cross on their white robes in 1147. Still today some modern Freemason organizations use the pattée in an official manner.