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Christian Gelszus
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Posted: Mon 15 Jun, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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Hi!
My latest two shields - both have a 2x4mm birch ply core, a rawhide cover on the front and 3 layers of linen glued on with hide glue on the back. The one without the border has a raised charge made from tooled leather glued on and secured with tacks.
Cheers,
Christian
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Chuck Russell
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Posted: Mon 15 Jun, 2009 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Christian, how did you pattern out your lion? it's very nice. I am looking to do one too and am not a very good artest
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Fredrik Egemalm
Location: Uppsala / Sweden Joined: 07 Oct 2008
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Posted: Tue 16 Jun, 2009 3:21 am Post subject: |
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This is my jousting shield.
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Sine Metu
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Christian Gelszus
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Posted: Tue 16 Jun, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Chuck,
sorry for a most likely rather disappointing answer - the lion was provided to me by a good friend - who is now fighting with the second shield.
Cheers,
Christian
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Arek Przybylok
Location: Upper Silesia Joined: 16 Jan 2007
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Posted: Wed 24 Jun, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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My first post and my shields.
I make handmade my shield and my girlfriends Agnes paints it. We use only medieval materials (lime-tree, linen etc. ) and techniques.
I would like to ask about your opinions.
Pavise. Breslau second half 15th Century. Orginal was lost about 1900.
jousting shield, compilation, inscription from Churburg (Ulrich IV von Matsch armour)
PS
I apologize for my English. Languages are not my strong side, i'm only archaeologist
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Steven H
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Posted: Wed 24 Jun, 2009 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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Arek Przybylok wrote: |
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I apologize for my English. Languages are not my strong side, i'm only archaeologist |
Don't worry about your English: a) it's fine, b) those shields are Fantastic.
Thanks for sharing,
Steven
Kunstbruder - Boston area Historical Combat Study
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M. Eversberg II
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Posted: Thu 25 Jun, 2009 12:11 am Post subject: |
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Fantastic shields! You and your girlfriend have considerable talent.
M.
This space for rent or lease.
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Craig Peters
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Posted: Thu 25 Jun, 2009 12:15 am Post subject: |
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Fredrik Egemalm wrote: | This is my jousting shield. |
Excellent! I love the Holy Roman imperial eagle motif.
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Alan Schiff
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Posted: Mon 03 Aug, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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Here's my newest shield, just finished touching it up recently.
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Bruno Cerkuenik
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Posted: Mon 24 Aug, 2009 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Hereīs mine!
I designed it thinking about a transition period from kite to heater shield. It was used in a play about the Templar Knightīs.
I used two planks of 1/4'' plywood glued together and tied to a big gallon. I still need cover the front with canvas and the edge with rawhide.
Ron Reuter,
I saw your website, thank you very much for sharing, itīs very educational, Iīll show to everybody who askes me about shield construction!
You wrote that you used 2 1/4" plywood planks, but I saw 3
Do you use mostly 2 or 3?
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Sam Gordon Campbell
Location: Australia. Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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Posted: Tue 25 Aug, 2009 7:00 am Post subject: |
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Hey guys,
Good looking gear here, and on that note I present my Mark1, V.1. centre grip shield!
It's made from scrap that came from the tip-shop, only things that aren't is the plywood and the boss, those are from the internets.
It's rim is dog chew toy that's been given one or two coat of brownish boot polish, then tacked in. With the tacks peened/bent.
Painted with cheap arse paint. And the material cover is 3 layers of cotton bed sheet, glued in with kids glue.
Handle is a piece of dowl, the guige is a belt.
The boss is about 2mm thick (held on with nails [that go through the handle] in the Gotstag{?} Ship style. Bent over ), and the plywood is aboot 10mm.
All up, it's rather light (maybe 3-4kg?) and now I know what not to do with my next shield.
P.S. So long as it doesn't get wet, it's all good, otherwise it kinda begins to dissolve.
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Member of Australia's Stoccata School of Defence since 2008.
Host of Crash Course HEMA.
Founder of The Van Dieman's Land Stage Gladiators.
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M. Eversberg II
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Posted: Tue 25 Aug, 2009 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Quite nifty; is that your first go at a shield?
M.
This space for rent or lease.
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Ron Reuter
Location: Southern Indiana Joined: 04 Oct 2007
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Posted: Tue 25 Aug, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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Bruno Cerkuenik wrote: |
Ron Reuter,
I saw your website, thank you very much for sharing, itīs very educational, Iīll show to everybody who askes me about shield construction!
You wrote that you used 2 1/4" plywood planks, but I saw 3
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Bruno,
Thank you for the nice comments, and I am glad to hear that it is helpful. Looks like your shield is coming along nicely!
Actually, that is just two 1/4" plywood pieces. If you notice there are 6 plys, 3 plys for each piece. I will admit that for some reason this plywood was actually a bit thicker then normal and out of specs. It measured almost 5/16" of an inch, but the sheet was marked as 1/4". Most 1/4" plywood (pine or fir) will usally measure just a tad under 1/4".
I have included a couple of shots of the shield I am making with the blank. I am sewing on leather around the edges. I will temporarily sew the leather on (while wet), then then let it dry and form into shape (it is dry in the photos) I will then remove the leather, dye and finish it and then sew it back on. I will finish off the three "corners" with some additonal leather.
Ron Reuter
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Chuck Russell
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Posted: Tue 25 Aug, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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i did a little more detail work after this picture and then sealed it.
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Sam Gordon Campbell
Location: Australia. Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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Posted: Fri 28 Aug, 2009 2:38 am Post subject: |
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M. Eversberg II wrote: | Quite nifty; is that your first go at a shield?
M. |
If that was directed at me, then yup, it's the first attempt at a shield.
Member of Australia's Stoccata School of Defence since 2008.
Host of Crash Course HEMA.
Founder of The Van Dieman's Land Stage Gladiators.
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Jeff A. Arbogast
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Posted: Wed 16 Sep, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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The Black Knight's shield-courtesy of The Mercenary's Tailor.
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A man's nose is his castle-and his finger is a mighty sword that he may wield UNHINDERED!
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Scott Kowalski
Location: Oak Lawn, IL USA Joined: 24 Nov 2006
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Posted: Wed 16 Sep, 2009 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, that looks really nice Jeff! I keep saying I am going to buy a shield from The Mercenary's Tailor and something else comes up. It looks like I will have to move them up on my list of things to buy after a couple of other projects get finished. Did you provide the heraldric design you wanted on the shield or did Allen and the gang create it from scratch?
Scott
Chris Landwehr 10/10/49-1/1/09 My Mom
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Jeff A. Arbogast
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Posted: Wed 16 Sep, 2009 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Scott,
Yes, I provided the design for them to copy-actually, it is based on the Raines coat of arms, supposedly derived from "Rennes" over time as the Bretons (in particular a certain Baron Hugh de Rennes of Brittany, an alleged direct ancestor of mine) who came over with Duke William were morphed into Englishmen over time after the conquest, and their names morphed as well. Actually, the chevron and lions are supposed to be silver, but for historical accuracies sake they are painted white, since metallic paints did not exist back then. So silver was always painted as white, and gold was painted as yellow. They did a real nice job I think, as the rampant lion designs I provided were pretty elaborate. I really like the historically accurate backside as well. Very thorough work all in all, and reasonably priced too.
A man's nose is his castle-and his finger is a mighty sword that he may wield UNHINDERED!
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Scott Kowalski
Location: Oak Lawn, IL USA Joined: 24 Nov 2006
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Posted: Wed 16 Sep, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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That is cool Jeff. I have not gone that far back in my families history to see if I have any good ancestors to do that with. Congratulations on a great shield.
Scott
Chris Landwehr 10/10/49-1/1/09 My Mom
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Joseph E.
Location: Northern California Joined: 16 Sep 2009
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Posted: Tue 29 Sep, 2009 2:01 am Post subject: |
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Here is my oval Celtic shield. It is of 1/2" plywood, unfaced (except for the paint) with a cold-forged steel umbo over an oak spindle boss. Rim is rawhide stitched with sinew cord. Grip is oak. Will eventually line the backside of the boss with a rabbit pelt, and add some dome head iron nails made out of carriage bolts through the umbo and grip.
Its pictured with my homemade La Tene III sword and homemade javelin.
I think it turned out alright for my first shield. Next one will be more authentic...plank construction, hide-faced, etc.[img][/img]
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