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28th June 07, 02:18 PM
#1
My new kilt pins
Some of you may remember a sgian dubh that my father made for me late last year. When I arrived in Albuquerque, my dad presented me with these following gifts.
I love these and they are all mounted using magnets. My dad has certainly grasped the desire to 'personalize' the kilt.
Of course, I just gave him a set of Damascus steel sgian dubh blades for another knife.
I am sure my dad would appreciate any comments.
Mike
"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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28th June 07, 02:20 PM
#2
 just those are simply outstanding, wear them well.
"If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say this or that even, it never happened—that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death."
- George Orwell, 1984, Book 1, Chapter 3
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28th June 07, 02:21 PM
#3
Pretty cool. I see the zia/chili connection. And I think I see a connection for you with the top left one (is that indeed a Georgia quarter?)
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.” -C.S. Lewis
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28th June 07, 03:14 PM
#4
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28th June 07, 03:19 PM
#5
Why it is indeed. Actually, that is a bear claw mounted on the ZIA.
"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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28th June 07, 03:22 PM
#6
They are unique and handsome. Your Dad is both thoughtful and talented.
Cheers
Jamie
-See it there, a white plume
Over the battle - A diamond in the ash
Of the ultimate combustion-My panache
Edmond Rostand
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28th June 07, 04:03 PM
#7
Very nice pins!!! Wear them often!!!
HERMAN, COL ARMY of the United States
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28th June 07, 04:53 PM
#8
As a fellow woodworker I can appreciate the work that went into those beautiful pins. Give your dad a pat on the back for me.
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28th June 07, 07:37 PM
#9
and, yes, I would like to see the sgian dhus when they're ready, thank you.
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28th June 07, 08:37 PM
#10
They are very beautiful.
If your father decides to make more to sell, he may want to reconsider using the Zia sun symbol.
The Zia sun symbol is the figure on the New Mexico flag, but is actually a sacred symbol of the Zia Pueblo people. See Wikipedia Zia Sun Symbol
I know that he and you think of it in terms of it being "New Mexico". A gift from father to son is, in my mind, different than selling it in commerce.
When people start to sell things with symbols that are sacred in the original culture, it sometimes causes problems.
Otherwise, all of them are beautiful and beautifully made.
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