Hi all,

After getting inspired by the Norwegian mace head Elling Polden (thanks for bringing it to our attention) christened Mr Ugly, I made replica based on it and another based on a UK mace.

The original Norwegian mace was 14thC, and cast in bronze. The rear of the head was actually geometric in carving whilst I went for a more anthropromorphic design for the 'hair' whilst trying to keep true to the face. There had to be a bit of interpretation in the face as some of the detail has clearly been lost from the original.

The early medeival mace is based on one in the British Museum and is 12th or 13thC and also cast in bronze, this one I kept much closer to the original.

I carved both the mace heads in beeswax so that even though they are investment cast they retain a really genuine look and feel.

I hope you like them and they will now form part of my regular stock.

Tod

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That is excellent work! I really like how you did the mace heads as soon as I get some extra cash I will definitely buy one! Well done sir, well done indeed.

"What's he smileing at? Oh right-" *CLANK* :lol:
Nice work, reminds me of a plauge victum for some reason.

Way cool! I wonder if we'll se a rapid rise/inflation in Mr. Ugly maces on the battlefield over here now...

Johan Schubert Moen

Great looking maces, do you have dimensions / stats / weights on both on them?

I believe there is a pic of the macehead from the British Museum in Warrior 1 Norman Knight AD 950 - 1204 (Osprey Publishing).

Does anyone have information on the British Museum macehead and dimensions / weight?

Thanks

Danny

Thanks for the nice words; I enjoyed making them.

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Danny Grigg wrote Great looking maces, do you have dimensions / stats / weights on both on them? I believe there is a pic of the macehead from the British Museum in Warrior 1 Norman Knight AD 950 - 1204 (Osprey Publishing).

The Norwegian mace body is 47mm diameter and 56mm tall and the spikes stick out a bit further. The weight is 396g and the through hole is 28mm at the base and 27mm at the top.

The British Museum mace is 44mm diameter plus spikes and 54mm tall with a 25mm blind hole and weighs 368g.

Both are priced at £45 for the head only or £75 mounted on an ash shaft as shown earlier.

Tod

Hi Tod,
Very nice looking mace heads you have there. I do have a question, I can see how "Mr. Ugly" is secured to the shaft and secured. Is the British Museum mace just press fitted onto it's shaft? I am also wondering how long the ash shaft is that they are mounted to. I have to say that they are both very reasonably priced for the quality of the work. Are there any options for the shafts besides the basic one that you show?

Scott

A -MAZE-ING craftsmanship as usual Leo ! :p

Stefan from Stockkholm and the Company of Saint George

Very neat!
The original is a bit more rounded, as can be expected, but a very nice piece!

(bad pun alert)

Very umm.. Striking

As you said at the time Tod, I should have guessed what was coming. Perhaps you should run a competition at TORM in November as to the Trader he most resembles....

Completely out of my period (s), but as usual I'm very tempted. Could come in very handy in some of the less salubrious areas that I have to visit from time to time

Martin