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

This beautiful Kilt Pin is part of my new range of Scottish Deer Stag Antler and hardwood pieces. The antler itself comes from a Highland Roe Deer, smaller than his Red Cousin but no less hardy. It lived in the hills around Lairg, central Highlands of Scotland. It comes from a young buck around 2 years old, rarely do i get a chance to work these antlers. They are intricate, unique and couldn’t be more suited to be made into a kilt pin.
I then attach the hardwood, in this case some Scottish Burr Wych Elm, always one of my most popular woods. I harvested this burr from just outside Forres, not too far East of Inverness and it has been drying slowly for well over 5 years. It has lovely mid browns, a golden iridescence and amazing burr grain patterns. I then sculpt the wood until in joins perfectly and seamlessly with the antler. I then round 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 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 89mm long x20mm wide, 15mm at the top and down 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.