How much should a kilt pin weigh?

[AKScott]

I am guessing 2-3 ounces tops, maybe less?

I got the 2-3" max length part.

I have a bunch of moose antler tips waiting for projects, I was thinking sgians but I might start with a kilt pin.

Thanks.

[Taygrd]

They should not weigh so much that your kilt falls off Sorry could not resist I am no expert at kilt pins, however just guessing they could weigh a bit more than 2-3 oz. The factor to consider might be if it is too heavy it would be annoying to have it bang against your knee when you walk.

[piperdbh]

No heavier than a deck of cards.

That's my answer. I hope it matches the question.

[Riverkilt]

Have some really light ones - on heavy weight wool kilts. And have some heavy ones...think the heaviest is the old X Marks kilt pin. Don't think anything that has a pin on the back of it is gonna be too heavy for a kilt....okay a well made wool kilt.

[AKScott]

Ok, I can work with "a deck of cards." I have a couple tips too small for knife handles anyway.

Edit: I came in at 55.61 grams, I'll file a few grams off the casting edges once it cools overnight.

[Maclachlan]

Not a one of my kilt pins is heavy enough to prevent the apron from lifting in the presence of a good gust of wind or steady breeze! Kilt pins these days are predominantly ornamental so I would think weight wouldn't be much of an issue unless it was too heavy and pulled to hard on the fabric.

Moose antler tips would be great as kilt pins! Looking forward to seeing them!

Mac

[kiltiemodel]

Having worn the kilt through all of my life, I'm puzzled as to why a man would want to wear a pin. The sporran is worn to hold down the front pinafore. Pins were instigated for women to put on teir skirts and, later, their kilts because they wear a lighter material and no sporran. Furthermore, a pin does damage the cloth.

[Tobus]

Don't think anything that has a pin on the back of it is gonna be too heavy for a kilt....okay a well made wool kilt.

Yeah, it would take a pretty darn heavy kilt pin to cause a well-made heavy wool kilt to start pulling out of shape. Especially if you have the double thickness at that edge of the apron for a double fringed edge. There's lots of strength along that edge.

As for it banging against the leg when walking, simply move it up. A kilt pin doesn't have to go at the bottom (and in fact, I kind of like it better when it's no lower than 1/3 of the way up from the bottom).