Thanks guys. This kilt will be a Lamont. Not sure which one yet. I'm leaning toward the Modern but I have to say the weathered is calling me too. I'm hoping that this will be the first of several so ones like the Navy, Dallas, and maybe a couple universals are going to be future purchases.

As for budget my wife has agreed to let the house funds supplement my Feb Navy pay using the excuse of that will be my Valentine's Day present. The idea is to have the kilt done in time for the Scarborough Ren Fair season starting in April.

From what little I've seen USA seems to be a good choice for time (2 months) and budget wise ($500 plus a bit). I checked out a few others such as Scotweb and Celtic Croft but either the time line or price were out of the needed specs. If any one has any recommendations I can check them out between now and Feb when I go to place my order.

Jim

P.S - Hopefully the pics will work out. I have been working toward a nice setup for the fairs with some trades for my knives. I have a hunter sporran and a baselard dagger coming in from trades. My wife put together a fantastic doublet and I'm working on a sambar stag tine sgain dubh.