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I like the pattern and think it would look very cool. I'm also impresssed that you have the skill and speed to just make one up on the spot. But based on my experience with chainmail (I have a friend who made himself a mail shirt, and coifs for both of us) I wouldn't want to wear it next to my kilt. We often discuss how the single VERY smooth chromed dress chains that often come with sporrans promotes undue wear on our kilts. The steel rings will not be nearly as smooth and there will be a lot more of them. I think that your belt is going to abraid the fabric of your kilt. I would also be very concerned about the oxidation leaving marks on the fabric. For those you not familiar with chainmail the rings eventually look like this:



My thanks to Mick, the wooden head for modelling my coif while I took the picture

From what my friend told me one can brighten the links again by puting the piece in a can with sand and shaking it to remove the oxidation.

It's a neat idea, and I have seen some fancy variations on the metal chain strap out there, but they have always been chromed (for smoothness as well as looks).

Just my opinion

Cheers