Maple Leaf Kilt Pin

**ChromeScholar** · 1st October 07, 09:36 PM

In my other kilt pin thread, someone suggested I make a maple leaf kilt pin, so I thought I'd take a shot at it.

It measures roughly 3"x3", and is held on with magnets, like the oak leaf pin.

**ccga3359** · 1st October 07, 09:40 PM

Very nice indeed. Might I add that with the use of an analin dye one could make a green leaf or a red one yet still allow the grain to show through should they so desire.

**ChromeScholar** · 1st October 07, 09:49 PM

Yes, but much more interesting to use woods with naturally reddish, or other tones (I just have to order them). I have some purple heart, but I need it for a sgain dubh I'm putting together right now.

**McMurdo** · 2nd October 07, 03:24 AM

That is nice, I agree let beauty of the wood show through.

**ehiker** · 2nd October 07, 11:50 AM

Staying true to form (having used Poplar for your oak leaf kilt pin), I see you used oak for your maple leaf!

If you're looking for a really inexpensive way to get smaller pieces of exotic woods, check out the ebay seller, "Chitswood". He actually lives just a few blocks away from me (which is great, per no shipping on the wood).

If the purple heart you have would work for the leaf design, then I can send you purple heart or red heart blocks to cut up for your sgian dubh. Free. Well, I'm pretty sure I have purple heart. I know I have a whole UPS shipping box full of red heart blocks and some of them would probably work out quite well for a sgian dubh handle blank.

Just a warning, red heart stinks when you cut it...

I have quite a few smaller pieces of wood laying around that would make good sgian dubh handles, as well. I'd happily send you some machiche to play around with.