davidlpope,

All excellent points. I shall try to answer them as best as I can.

1. No, I have not met Professor Hannay. You have an excellent point with this. I was originally considering...

cajunscot,

I try to do things correctly, else I had better not waste my time.
So, in the case of the wreath, since the colors should be blue and white would it be proper to desaturate it to a...

gpmeakin & cajunscot,

Not wanting to disrespect the clan and the chief are exactly my concerns. Have either of you heard about the "must be monochrome" requirement before?

Chas,

You are exactly right about the belt and buckle. The image is by far not the best representation but it was the only one I could quickly link to that had the colored wreath.
I would...

Greetings all,

I have been considering having a tattoo done of the Hannay crest badge and, being of the historian persuasion, I have been doing a fair amount of research to make sure I have the...

Teufel Hunden,

Best of luck to you. From what I can see you have a good eye for composition so everything else is just experimentation until you find a style that suits you.

Teufel Hunden,

Those are staged very well. If you are using a SLR/DSLR with a removable lens then you might be able to go with a different lens with a slightly higher f-stop to sharpen the...

Riverkilt,

What gets me is the 25 year gap between the first kilt and the second kilt which precipitated the kiltsplosion.

Jimmy Carbomb,

It was rather toasty outside of the shade and there were not many clouds. My wife is now an entertaining shade of red from that day.

MacMillan of Rathdown,

That all makes perfect sense to me.


figheadair,

It amazes me that there are so many tartans that have been invented or altered just because of poorly organized...

Mael Coluim,

Thank you for posting those. :)

Hey all,

I was looking through the MacMillan tartans and noticed that the Ancient MacMillan (#2025) was noted with the following:

"James Logan, co-author of 'The Clans of the Scottish...

Hey all,

It was a pleasure to finally meet some of the infamous rabble. I forgot to load the camera with a memory card so the pictures that my wife took are nonexistent. Does anyone have a...

Hey all,

When I look for a sgian dubh I treat it just like every other knife I own. It must be functional and be something I could trust my life to. I usually carry this:
...

Hey all,

My wife and I dropped into there on Monday and were most pleasantly surprised. Their food was fantastic. We had the Scottish Combo as a starter (Scotch egg, meat pie, and onion rings)...

Hey all,

A new Scottish pub & grill just opened in Charlotte. It appears to be one in a very short chain originally out of Georgia.
Has anyone tried this place yet or any of their sister...

Steve Ashton,

What are the dimensions needed for the icons? I can put my limited skills to the test if you wish.

Hey all,

I shall be there on Saturday and I hope to see you all there.

RockyR,

Awesome. :) This is definitely going on my short list.

ohiopiper,

Thank you. I was considering the long Dunbar chanter made out of Delrin and wanted to make sure it was not a drastic compromise in quality for the sake of price.

Hey all,

For a practice chanter, assuming a quality company like Dunbar, how much of a difference is there between a poly chanter and a wooden one?

Ryan Ross,

Thank you much.

Hey all,

I am sure that this has been answered before but my tender ministrations upon the search feature have not yielded successful results.
Are the Great and Small kilts anything more than...

fluter,

That is possible. I know that there were at least two different Hannay families that fought in the Revolution under Francis Marion, one of which are my ancestors. My ancestors, for the...

Alan H,

So the weight throws are mostly just spin and release with no pull at the end, right?
I like the Ballistica design. I can see how it would make the user focus on the hammer technique...