Thanks David, for this thread and for the endorsement! It does seem like I have been having a rash of inquiries here lately about 6 yard knife pleated kilts.

To answer the question about average pleat reveal: in truth this is going to depend on three factors.
1) The amount of cloth (so we are talking 6 yards here)
2) The repeat size of the sett
3) The size of the gentleman in question

So, without knowing 2 or 3 I can't really give a particular answer. But I can say from experience that for most average sized tartans, made for an average sized man, 1.25" wide and about 18 pleats or so seems to be a good norm.

Also, just to head off any confusion, if you click on the link to our museum gift shop and find the kilt section, you'll see three styles listed:
1) Standard gent's 8 yard kilts
2) Casual kilts
3) Four yard box pleated kilts

I make the box pleated kilts we sell at the museum, and the other two styles are made for us in Scotland.

Now, many of you know that I also make Kingussie pleated kilts as well as lower yardage knife pleated kilts as David is describing here. I have not added those styles to the offerings on the museum's web site for a couple of different reasons, one of which is because the museum already offers two styles of knife pleated kilts and I didn't really want to confuse the issue, plus I felt that if I starting making a good percentage of the knife pleated kilts we sell, I'd be even busier than I am!

However, I've had an increase in interest in these other styles, so I do have them listed on my personal site. And I'm also more than happy to take orders for them through the museum gift shop, even though they are not currently listed on the web site. Just let me know if you are interested.

Thanks, guys!
Matt