Quaich collector

**gazbot** · 5th January 16, 02:01 PM

Hello The Rabble,

Since hosting the X marks the scot Quaich last year, I have developed a real interest in quaichs. To continue the quaichs quest I poured a dram from the xmarks Quaich to my own Quaich and I ti now take mine to events and places of interest to share the cup of kindness with friends old and new along with a small log book. I have also collected more quaichs and now have a small collection of 7 of different shapes and sizes and I am on the look out for more. I am looking in all the usual online places but if anybody knows of the whereabouts of any please please keep me posted if you have any that you no longer require.

I shall be posting some pics of mine soon.

Slanja!

**ThistleDown** · 5th January 16, 02:40 PM

Happy New Year, Gazbot -- perhaps you could post some pics of those you have already collected? I'm sure many of us would love to see them.

**OC Richard** · 6th January 16, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by gazbot

the quaichs quest... I now have a small collection of 7 of different shapes and sizes and am on the lookout for more...

Warning! Don't drink from one that looks like this!!

**gazbot** · 8th February 16, 03:46 PM

Hello Folks,

Here is the collection as it stands at the moment. The full story of how this all began can be found at
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...-london-88852/

I hope to see some of your quaichs......and if you want to offload any!!

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Warning! Don't drink from one that looks like this!!

**gazbot** · 8th February 16, 03:49 PM

Pictures not uploading sorry

**OC Richard** · 10th February 16, 05:29 AM

Too bad that thread is closed, you have some great photos there!

Also I'm fascinated by the elaborately trimmed jacket of your Pipe Major Kerr. Never seen one like it.

I gather he's ex-Gordons.

**Benning Boy** · 11th February 16, 07:55 AM

It seems what usually comes to mind when quaichs are mentioned are nicely decorated silver bowls, more on the upper crustish side of things. However, in the past, and sometimes still, quaichs for just plain folks were more humble, often being made of wood, or wood with some metal decoration. I have a goodly supply of pear wood that I carve, not turn, into bowls. I've been thinking it would be fun to carve some pear wood quaichs and to put some up for sale. Might there be a small market for these, or not? Would wood appeal to collecters? I have my eye on some catalpa, it makes very nice and usable treen wear. I'm not limited to using only pear wood.