Texas Kilt Pin

**Zardoz** · 10th July 10, 02:14 PM

While waiting for my Texas Bluebonnet kilt to arrive from USA Kilts, I got the notion that I would like a "Texas" themed kilt pin for it. After looking through what I had around the house, mostly small lapel pins and tie-tacks, and looking around the interwebs a bit, it became pretty clear that if I wanted something Texas themed and like what is generally regarded as a 'traditional kilt pin', I'd have to get a little bit creative!

I had a little 3/4 inch State Seal lapel pin I'd picked up for 3 or 4 bucks at the Capital gift shop last year that I'd never taken out of it's little bag, and I ordered up an inexpensive ($5.50) plain kilt pin from Stillwater Kilts...

Putting them together was pretty straight-forward, I snipped the lapel pin's pin-back off with some side cutters and filed the area smooth, Then I marked and filed a flat area on the 'blade' of the kilt pin. The pin is plated brass and easy to work, I had the Dremel tool on hand but didn't need it. After getting the kilt pin how I wanted it, I roughed up the areas of both pieces to be joined a bit with a coarser file, and glued them up with a dab of JB-Weld, a durable "metal epoxy" .

Let the JB-Weld cure overnight, and a little polish (hey, I used the Dremel after all!) and I had a shiny new Texas Kilt Pin!

Sorry I didn't get "step by step" photos, but the work went so easy I didn't think to stop. The whole project took about 15-20 minutes alltogether. I'm looking forward to sporting it on my Bluebonnet Kilt!

**tinksdad** · 10th July 10, 03:00 PM

I think it looks great and quite innovative as well. Might just have to "borrow" the concept.

**Downunder Kilt** · 10th July 10, 03:08 PM

Well done Zardoz, they say necessity is the mother of invention, and you have just proved it.

**dfmacliam** · 10th July 10, 06:50 PM

Very nice, and a fine addition to your Bluebonnet kilt.

**BoldHighlander** · 10th July 10, 09:16 PM

COOL!

**ragged tiger** · 10th July 10, 10:14 PM

Hear, Hear!

**BLHS209** · 11th July 10, 05:26 AM

Yes, very nice indeed.

**billymuyo** · 11th July 10, 06:43 AM

Pretty cool! Gives me an excuse to bust out the Dremel!

**jForrester** · 11th July 10, 07:00 AM

Hmmmm.... very nice. Maybe I need a "Palmetto" kilt pin! Thanx for the idea.

**macwilkin** · 12th July 10, 06:06 AM

I have seen reproduction TX and SC badges from the Civil War period that might do as a kilt pin. I know our own Piobear wears a repop GA state seal on his GA kilt, and I wear a repop Iowa badge on my kilt.

T.