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  1. #21
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    this is the pin i use, i just liked the look of it when i first saw those styles rather than the older nappy pin (blanket pin)styles
    http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/p...pictureid=1614

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    I'm one of those "overly anxious" people. I don't wear a kilt pin as I do not want it to get snagged on something and tear a hole in my apron. But, I love accessories, and a rare earth magnet backed pin is starting to sound like the best of both worlds!
    The Barry

    "Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis;
    voca me cum benedictis." -"Dies Irae" (Day of Wrath)

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    I always wear a kilt pin. I definitely think it is an important part of traditional highlandwear even though it serves no real practical purpose.
    [B][U]Jay[/U][/B]
    [B]Clan Rose[/B]-[SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="DarkOrange"]Constant and True[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"][I]"I cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins; In a brand new pair of brogues to ramble o'er the bogs and frighten all the dogs " - D. K. Gavan[/I][/SIZE]

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Barry View Post
    I'm one of those "overly anxious" people.
    I respect that and understand.

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    Im quite one of thos anxious people too but i still wear a thstle kilt pin from SWK on my one handsewn "Tank" its never snaged on anything yet but still every so often when i remember about it i check to make sure its still there.

    Jordan
    The hielan' man he wears the kilt, even when it's snowin';
    He kens na where the wind comes frae,
    But he kens fine where its goin'.

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    I have a silver dogwood pin that I bought from ebay that I really like, and a brass stand of 'pipes that I sometimes wear, and one of the clan crested claymores that I never use anymore.
    When kilted, I'm always pinned.
    --dbh

    When given a choice, most people will choose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Barry View Post
    I'm one of those "overly anxious" people. I don't wear a kilt pin as I do not want it to get snagged on something and tear a hole in my apron. But, I love accessories, and a rare earth magnet backed pin is starting to sound like the best of both worlds!
    What are you doing that might cause the pin to get snagged on something? I've seldom had a problem with this happening.

    Just relax!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wildrover View Post
    That's a good idea. Got pics of the modification? Do you pin a base to the kilt, then magnet the decoration to the base, or put one magnet on either side of the fabric and dispense entirely with the pin?
    First I remove the pin from the back of the item and then sand it smooth. Next, I epoxy a stainless steel washer on the back. The rare earth magnet goes under the apron in it's holder. Pictures forthcoming.
    "A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon

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    I wear a pin on all my kilts. It add a bit of sparkle. Its important to remember that the kilt pin is a modesty device. If you do not need it an don't have one, don't worry about it. If the pin has affiliation value use it. There are fewer rules to all this than you may have been lead to believe. At least that is what my European Celt friends tell me.

    I tried the magnet trick also. It works almost all the time. It doesn't work when the magnets decides the the car door is a better point of contact.

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