Skean dhu

**speysidelass** · 19th July 11, 01:42 AM

Greetings to everyone on the forum from the land of whisky, mountains and (at the moment) lots of rain!! Don't know if its good for the grain to have quite so much of the wet stuff at this stage of the summer but we can't do much about it. Anyway - I have a pressing question which I hope you can answer....
Is it permissable to wear the skean dhu (and presumably on this website I don't have to tell you what that is?) with the kilt in New York State and Ontario? We are visiting in two weeks and hubby is wearing his kilt to a family gathering (private) but also may want to wear it in Canada when out and about (ON only)
Hope you can help with this
Lang may yer lum reek!
Speysidelass

**Chas** · 19th July 11, 02:46 AM

Hello Speyside,

Welcome to XMarks from south of you in the middle of Thetford Forest in Norfolk.

Regards

Chas

**Father Bill** · 19th July 11, 03:09 AM

Seems to be fine here in Ontario - I wear mine all the time with my kilt. I assume that he'll wear it in that context.

Welcome! Where in Ontario will you travel?

**speysidelass** · 19th July 11, 03:33 AM

We will be doing the tourist spots - NOTL and up to Kingston, then Ottawa hopefully! Thanks for your reply - hope someone else confirms it for me!
Speysidelass

**xman** · 19th July 11, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by speysidelass

... Ottawa hopefully! ...

If you like art, the National Gallery is free in Ottawa and has many Group of Seven paintings.

There should be no problem wearing a sgian dubh in Ontario or anywhere in Canada. Scottish is Canadian if you know what I mean.

**speysidelass** · 19th July 11, 02:16 PM

Many thanks for all the replies and links to US website about laws - thanks also for the inside info on ggod places to visit when in Ontario
Cheers
Speysidelass (its STILL raining!)

**Mike_Oettle** · 19th July 11, 02:25 PM

Hi, Speysidelass, and welcome to X Marks from the bottom end of Africa.
Enjoy your visit to North America, and I trust your hubby will wear the sgian dhu where he may and hide it away elsewhere!
We don’t want any members (or significant others) arrested!
Regards,
Mike

**Father Bill** · 19th July 11, 03:59 AM

Niagara on the Lake is one of my very favourite spots. Try to find the "Angel Inn" - it's ancient by North American standards, and quite nice. Pub grub. Leave yourself time for mainstreeting - a hundred boutiques, I'm sure, and if you can take in a play, that's marvellous too.

Kingston I don't know well, but Ottawa is a favourite. Just stroll around, and then take a car ride through the Embassy subdivision in Rock-cliff, past the Governor General's official residence at Rideau Hall. Don't forget the parliament buildings or the By-ward market.

Again, welcome to Canada and Ontario. Please let us all know about all your adventures and what you honestly think of it all.

**Geoff Withnell** · 19th July 11, 04:49 AM

Originally Posted by speysidelass

Greetings to everyone on the forum from the land of whisky, mountains and (at the moment) lots of rain!! Don't know if its good for the grain to have quite so much of the wet stuff at this stage of the summer but we can't do much about it. Anyway - I have a pressing question which I hope you can answer....
Is it permissable to wear the skean dhu (and presumably on this website I don't have to tell you what that is?) with the kilt in New York State and Ontario? We are visiting in two weeks and hubby is wearing his kilt to a family gathering (private) but also may want to wear it in Canada when out and about (ON only)
Hope you can help with this
Lang may yer lum reek!
Speysidelass

According to the link here, you are ok in New York state, but NYC may be a problem, because it is illegal to carry a knife exposed in the city.

http://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/USKnife2.pdf

Oh, and Welcome!

**Dale Seago** · 19th July 11, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by Geoff Withnell

According to the link here, you are ok in New York state, but NYC may be a problem, because it is illegal to carry a knife exposed in the city.

http://www.handgunlaw.us/documents/USKnife2.pdf

Oh, and Welcome!

From the document, it appears that NYC is okay if the blade length is under 4 inches.