thanks ... that good that they liked my kit XII century

I have to give props as well :)

It's good to see more of us young guys making good historically accurate kits. Great work :D

I love this thread because it shows just how versatile, interesting, and ingenious shield are. They are an excellent medium on which beautiful artwork can be created, and any battle damage merely enhances the overall je ne sais quoi.

Hi all,
I've just finished my first shield, a highland targe.
The front leather is 4mm thick, over a 12mm plywood core. The back is covered with Red deer hide. I shot and skinned the deer, and tanned it's hide myself. It's padded with wool straight from the sheep's back. The center boss and 6 smaller domes I beat out of 2mm sheet brass using a couple of timber forms that I turned on my lathe.
I've never done any leather work before. The was a big learning curve with this project. I'm very pleased with how it turned out and it's given me confidence to tackle more leather projects now.

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Hi Bruce,
your targe is very appealing. Really nice work. Well done!

Thomas

Here is my shield: He might be not the best looker but still is a great shield :)

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Thanks Thomas, I've really enjoyed making it. I might try a new scabbard for the sword now.

Here's a Scottish targe that I found on ebay and was the only bidder on. Got it for $85 . Looks nice mounted in front of my two basket hilted swords that I picked up recently on another auction.

Here is a shield I made - deviantart link: http://fav.me/d64oj8g

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Its a bit of a plain jane but I like it. re-enactment grade early medieval shield. I was suprised how easy sewing the rim on was, but clenching nails I still find tricky. It's on the small side and I painted it with natural pigments.
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I have had this Jelldragon boss for ages, I drilled the holes in a rush when I got it and drilled them wrong.....wrong! Apart from the risk of getting the holes wrong (WRONG!) they are great bosses.

Recently I built a historical shield based on the examples in the German book on shields and information about the Black Prince shield.

I started with a wood core (it was ply in this case). I glued 4 layers of linen to the back and 3 to the front. The back has a silk layer and the front is leather stretched wet over the shield and nailed tot he back. Leather straps are veg tanned and I used hand made nails for the rivets and made the steel washers. The leather is covered is historical gesso and the design painted on that.



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Awesome looking shields out there

I plain to built one with Ron Reuter's method, however. The woods will be 2 9mm pilewood put together and have a thin layer of steel plate over it with 1 inches solid rivets to hold the steel plate in place.

Also, how do you make a hole without power drill?

Hi James,

the backside of your shield looks good. I like your historical correct use of rectangular washers and the two-point fastening of the Schildfessel.

Thomas

New project.
Late 14th century shield with coat of arms Łagoda.
Linden wood, linen, bone glue...

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Thanks Thomas

Arek Przybylok looks amazing

A few old ones I've made, working on some new ones more historically accurate right now.
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Arek,

Do you have construction photos? I'd love to see and hear how you did it?

RPM