No critique, but how the hell do you pronounce 'sgian dubh'? I've seen this a few times now and it hurts my brain!
Tooled Sporran. critique needed!
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here you go steve, evidence of my cramped working conditions
i keep most of my leather in the bow you can see some rolls in thhat box and theres boxes and bags of the stuff behind the doors which you cant see. theres also tool boxes and rucksacks in there surprised it all fits
Ah I see! That sounds better than "suhg e an duh buh" which is what my head was saying!
From the Scottish Gaelic meaning black knife (or rather knife, black), c.f. sgian arain, bread knife or sgian pheann, penknife.
I knew that learning Gaelic would come in useful one day!
I know I'm teaching the Scots folk to suck eggs, but it was the only blade that you could keep (hidden) on your person when visiting. Your dirk or claymore would have to be left at the door.
Geoff
I knew that learning Gaelic would come in useful one day!
I know I'm teaching the Scots folk to suck eggs, but it was the only blade that you could keep (hidden) on your person when visiting. Your dirk or claymore would have to be left at the door.
Geoff
Very nice work there Hamish.
Just one wee amendment here though you wear the glove not the cat.
Very similar to the MacBain motto “Touch not the Cat Bot a Targe” roughly translated is Don’t go anywhere near that crazy without a shield.
Just one wee amendment here though you wear the glove not the cat.
Very similar to the MacBain motto “Touch not the Cat Bot a Targe” roughly translated is Don’t go anywhere near that crazy without a shield.
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Aye cheers it is meant to be touch not the cat BOT a glove. but the crest the customer sent me had BUT a glove on it. i will mostly likely amend this before i post it
A 'gloved wildcat' has its claws sheathed. Beware of one when it shows its claws.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_touch_not_the_cat_without_a_glove_in_scottish_Gaelic
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_touch_not_the_cat_without_a_glove_in_scottish_Gaelic
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But or Bot is don’t really make any difference it’s all lost in the translation from Gaelic to English and accent,. take MacKay for instance there isn’t even a K in Gaelic it should be MacAoidh.
Spelling is the last thing to worry about Bro.
I'm lucky my clan motto's in Latin.
Spelling is the last thing to worry about Bro.
I'm lucky my clan motto's in Latin.
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yeah. Personally i would have looked at the details more closely but i carved this from an image the customer sent me; the cat had claws and it said BUT. clan crests are stressful! i still have to make a matching sheath for the sgian dubh
Hey now that makes sense bot a cat with a shield?
By the way Hamish I just had a look at some Clan Chattan websites and the first two have But and Without .
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i may just fill the sporran with angry bees when i give it to him to distract him from the EXACT spelling of cat.....
woodspirits
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
thanks for the picture of your workshop hamish, i guessed it would be a masterclass in keeping your area tidy! 
i have similar constraints in my small garden shed. 
i have similar constraints in my small garden shed.
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