Just ordered a Stillwater Standard!

**Tony** · 29th February 08, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

That reminds me. There is that issue with the first pleat on the front apron not being tapered. I don't know if they are adjusting those now, but Alan H had a thread on re-pressing that pleat with a taper to stop it from curling forward. It isn't too big of a problem, though.

Sorry I keep rambling on and on.

I know I recall seeing one by Jimmy Carbomb way way back.
Now I cant find either with search.
Anyone help?

**Bugbear** · 29th February 08, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Ozman1944

Duct tape or black electric tape is great for the sporran clasp. I have several Stillwaters and have never had pleat problem. And our Pub has an outdoor firepit in winter, to which I am firmly attached. Have never caught fire, smouldered, melted nor sparked.
Am waiting for new tartans, then I shall decend upon Jerry like a Gull on a bag of chips.

Well, good luck. The standards aren't bad, and in some ways the acrylic has it's own nice feel to it. Glad I'm not the only one who has put tape on the clasps.

I can't seem to get the tape to stay on the cat claws, six cats here, so like Nighthawk, I have issues. Thanks for telling us about the cat urp problem with the acrylic, Nighthawk... very useful information.

**Bugbear** · 29th February 08, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by Tony

I know I recall seeing one by Jimmy Carbomb way way back.
Now I cant find either with search.
Anyone help?

Sense we know that it is Carbomb and Alan H who started the threads, it works a lot better to go to their profile, then click on the link that shows all threads that the person has started, than using the search. If I get a chance, I will poke around for the thread that Alan started and post a link here if I find it. Good luck.

**Bugbear** · 29th February 08, 12:20 PM

Ok, here is the Alan H thread on the pleat issue. He has a lot of threads, so hang on to this link.

"Have Iron, will travel to Stillwater"
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/h...x.html?t=14556

**Tony** · 29th February 08, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

Ok, here is the Alan H thread on the pleat issue. He has a lot of threads, so hang on to this link.

"Have Iron, will travel to Stillwater"
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/h...x.html?t=14556

You da man!
Thanks for doing the legwork.
I thought of searching Alan H posts but saw there was 4,163 of em and chickened out...

**Bugbear** · 29th February 08, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by Tony

You da man!
Thanks for doing the legwork.
I thought of searching Alan H posts but saw there was 4,163 of em and chickened out...

I know!! I think I saw thirteen pages of threads listed for him... However, I didn't mind looking through all that because I found several threads on the way there that I needed for jacket conversions and so on.

**DireStraitsFan** · 29th February 08, 02:49 PM

GO SWK!

I love my 2 Standards (Royal Stewart and Mackenzie). I think I am ready to upgrade to something a little harder on the wallet, but I will always be an SWK customer. You CANNOT beat the service and value.

**Kilted Carver** · 2nd March 08, 06:04 AM

I have been learning alot from this post, since I myself ordered my second kilt (first was a choc hillwalker Unionkilt) witch is a nightstalker standard and some other goodies can't wait to get them.