Kilt Pin in Scottish Roe Deer Buck Antler and Snakewood, Scottish gift, kilt gift, wedding gift, groom gift, best man gift, mens gift

This beautiful Kilt Pin is part of my well established range of Scottish Deer Stag Antler and hardwood pieces. The antler itself comes from a Highland Roe Deer Buck that lived in the Lairg area, Sutherland. Smaller than his Red Cousin but no less hardy. This Roe Antler was so smooth and such a beautiful natural colour that i did very little in the way of sanding as i wanted to keep it as close to how it was on the animal as possible.
I then attach the hardwood, in this case some Surinese Snakewood, one of the hardest and most expensive woods on the planet. Snakewood is actually the heartwood of a relatively small tropical tree, this is cut by local workers and an axe is used to “peel” the sapwood to reveal the snakewood. This wood is famous for its grain that resembles a snakes skin. It is orange/brown in colour with black scale-like patternation. It is hard and heavy and finishes like a piece of stone. I then sculpt the wood until in joins perfectly and seamlessly with the antler. I then smooth the top to make it perfect. I polish the piece with natural waxes to give it a deep, long lasting lustre. This method retains the original creamy white colour of the antler without any yellowing as other finishes such as varnish will give. I then attach the pin with three small pop rivets, this gives an ultra secure and professional finish, i could have used glue but i always prefer to over-engineer my products so they last. This Kilt Pin would make a fantastic Scottish gift and complement any kilt.
It measures 129mm long x 112mm wide and tapers from 17mm at the top to 3mm at the bottom.
As with all my pieces, i use pyrography to apply my “UBC” makers mark, in this case on the rear of the Kilt Pin beside the pin.