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Colt Reeves
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Posted: Wed 13 Jan, 2010 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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I don't have a shield to post, but I just wanted to ask how you liked the Fived Lobed Viking Sword J.D. I have that same sword, though mine is a bit more worn looking, since I like to swing it around and had to sand it a bit when I let it rust. What's your opinion on it?
As for me, I personally like mine, though I have no real experience with anything better than Windlass. Good and solid, cuts water bottles well, fairly light and balanced.
Edit: Forgot to ask how you came to have that shield in your collection. Did you work on the movie?
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J.D. Crawford
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Posted: Thu 14 Jan, 2010 3:28 am Post subject: |
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Colt Reeves wrote: | I don't have a shield to post, but I just wanted to ask how you liked the Fived Lobed Viking Sword J.D. I have that same sword, though mine is a bit more worn looking, since I like to swing it around and had to sand it a bit when I let it rust. What's your opinion on it?
As for me, I personally like mine, though I have no real experience with anything better than Windlass. Good and solid, cuts water bottles well, fairly light and balanced.
Edit: Forgot to ask how you came to have that shield in your collection. Did you work on the movie? |
Valentine sold off a lot of stuff from the movie two or three years ago - I recall there were about a dozen shields and some helmets etc. It is kind of fun to watch the movie and try to figure out which pieces is yours.
Regarding the Windlass, it is a good buy although I will be selling mine soon. Here is my review: http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=14442
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B.J. Reynolds
Location: USA Joined: 16 Dec 2009
Posts: 6
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Posted: Sun 17 Jan, 2010 5:37 am Post subject: |
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John Facundus wrote: | Nice work, but what is the significance of the bell?
I believe the heraldic symbolism of a bell was " one who did not fear to announce their arrival either in peace or war" I remember this from some obscure heraldry study I did awhile back, I like that symbol and the idea myself, courage and confidence. V/R John F. |
Yeah, that's exactly right.
http://www.americancollegeofheraldry.org/achsymbols.html
There's a link for quick review. Though...many are missing and not all are 100% accurate, it's a good database anyway.
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Thom R.
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Posted: Sat 06 Feb, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Have been working on this new heater which I bought from Pitbull Armory. Covered in canvas, riveted a veg tanned leather rim, added straps and guige and armpad, paint and some decoration. I am going to baste the rim and leather bits in my special cuir boulli sauce and add some final touches of paint. tr
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Gregory J. Liebau
Location: Dinuba, CA Joined: 27 Nov 2004
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Posted: Sat 06 Feb, 2010 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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Looks good Thom. It looks to me like you applied the leather edge while dry, no? In the future, if you soak it really good then begin to apply it from one side, stretching it over the edge as you go along, by the time it dries a day or so later it'll pull itself very tightly onto the rim and lose some of the fluff material that you've got there.
Cheers!
-Gregory
My Flickr Galleries - Travel, Nature & Things
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Thom R.
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Posted: Sat 06 Feb, 2010 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Gregory J. Liebau wrote: | Looks good Thom. It looks to me like you applied the leather edge while dry, no? In the future, if you soak it really good then begin to apply it from one side, stretching it over the edge as you go along, by the time it dries a day or so later it'll pull itself very tightly onto the rim and lose some of the fluff material that you've got there.
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thanks for the tip! it will tighten up when I hit it with the hot wax. tr
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Christopher Ron Covington
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Posted: Mon 08 Mar, 2010 11:03 am Post subject: |
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Hello all,
I hope you don't mind me asking a few questions here (and too help bump this great thread). My girlfriend is a very skilled painter. For my birthday I asked her if she would paint my coat of arms (issued by the Bureau of Heraldry in South Africa http://broadswordleague.ning.com/photo/200610...xt=latest) on a shield for me. She said she'd try her hand at it. Since there are so many nice shield here I thought I'd ask what type of shield is best for this? Metal or wood? What types of paints look best? I was thinking of using either this one: http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=...gle+Shield and just priming over the charges already there or: http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=...ter+Shield
I'm open to other shields and any ideas about what type of paint to use. While I never intend to use it for anything other than decoration I do like the idea of having it on a realistic shield.
Best regards,
Christopher R. Covington
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Michael Kiehn
Location: Bremerton Wa Joined: 09 Apr 2010
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Posted: Fri 09 Apr, 2010 2:09 am Post subject: |
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these are the first two shields i have made. i am currently in the process of making my first heater. will be back with more pictures and updates.
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May my deeds bring honor and fame upon my family name.
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Arek Przybylok
Location: Upper Silesia Joined: 16 Jan 2007
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Posted: Fri 09 Apr, 2010 9:40 am Post subject: |
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New project. Late 14th century shield for my friend. 100% handwork, no stencils, only medieval techniques. We hate "reconstructions from the assembly line"
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T. Hamilton
Location: United States Joined: 30 Dec 2009
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Posted: Sat 10 Apr, 2010 6:23 am Post subject: |
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Absolutely beautiful! Your friend is one lucky knight.
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Wayne Kroncke
Location: Glos. UK Joined: 10 Nov 2008
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Posted: Sat 10 Apr, 2010 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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just found this thread. here's mine
with a few extra bits, and the motif inspiration in the foreground...
CAVE CANEM ET SEMPER PARATUS
Dic, hospes Spartae nos te hic vidisse iacentes,
Dum sanctis patriae legibus obsequimur
If they don't want me to eat animals - why do they make them out of MEAT?
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A. Spanjer
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Posted: Sun 11 Apr, 2010 6:01 am Post subject: |
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I love that picture.
The dog is great!
Na sir 's na seachain an cath.
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M. Livermore
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Posted: Sun 30 May, 2010 7:24 am Post subject: |
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This is a shield that I put together last fall. It consists of glued poplar planks with a nominal thickness of 1/2". The grip is also poplar and was carved by me. It is attached with clinched iron nails. The face of the shield is covered with linen and painted with milk paint mixed to resemble orpiment as closely as possible without subjecting myself to the toxicity of that pigment. The face is tapered starting about six inches from the edge to about 2/3 the thickness of the shield at center, and the rim is rawhide attached with iron tacks. I am not fully satisfied with the boss, but it was the best that I could find at the time. Sadly, my carpaltunnel has brought my dishing days to and end. The diameter is approximately 27.5" and it weighs between 5 and 6 pounds.
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Bryan Robbins
Location: Austin Joined: 05 Mar 2010
Posts: 12
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Posted: Wed 02 Jun, 2010 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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this is an idea for a my shield please dog on me as much as possible [img]C:\Documents and Settings\Daisy Robbins\Desktop\bryan folder\armor\New Bitmap Image.bmp[/img]
Question with boldness,
Speak without fear,
Hold to the truth.- Thomas Jefferson
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Vilkas V.
Location: norcal Joined: 10 Aug 2009
Posts: 15
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Posted: Sun 06 Jun, 2010 12:40 am Post subject: |
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This is my second shield that I made for a 3 year old son of some friends.
Poplar planks butted together, covered with canvas, and edged with rawhide. The boss was made out of a small stainless steel bowl that I cold forged into shape.
Art work is Odin vs Fenrir at Ragnarok.
The kid is only 3, so it is a bit smaller than a normal sized shield.
A Viking can't be a Viking with out an axe and a helm, so I made an axe out of some spare foam that I had laying around. The helm I found at the art supply store when I was buying brushes for the detailed work on the shield (yes, I know Viking helms didn't have horns).
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T. Hamilton
Location: United States Joined: 30 Dec 2009
Posts: 85
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Posted: Thu 10 Jun, 2010 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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Here's my newest shield. It's the first one I've actually made. Ye Old Gaffers tutorials made it a snap from template to shield press to final product. Pretty fun project!
http://yeoldegaffers.com/default.asp
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Boris Bedrosov
Industry Professional
Location: Bourgas, Bulgaria Joined: 06 Nov 2005
Posts: 700
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Posted: Fri 11 Jun, 2010 11:51 am Post subject: |
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And my latest one - actually made the last year
Front
and back
"Everyone who has the right to wear a long sword, has to remember that his sword is his soul,
and he has to separate from it when he separates from his life"
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Find my works on Facebook:
Boris Bedrosov's Armoury
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Stuart Thompson
Location: Walton-on-the-Naze Joined: 15 Feb 2010
Posts: 118
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Posted: Tue 15 Jun, 2010 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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Basic 24" circular shield nothing special cept the boss has a couple of screws to secure it. It's my training shield and loner shield but a good one. Shown is my bearded axe and me posing for a photo.
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John Winn
Location: Salt Lake City Joined: 14 May 2010
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Posted: Thu 17 Jun, 2010 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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my targe
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Thomas R.
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Posted: Fri 02 Jul, 2010 11:48 am Post subject: Infantry-Shield around 1250 |
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Hi,
I just recently completed my first infanftry-shield (60x100cm), which I want to share with you. It resembles roughly some examples seen in the Morgan Picture Bible (Maciejowski Bible / Crusader Bible). It's made of Meranti-Plywood, the rawhide is sewn to the wood. Well, I bought the frame but made all of the leatherwork an artwork by myself. The straps are riveted to the corpus by forged nails and selfmade metalpieces. The front is covered in canvas and painted in oxblood red and white acrylic paint. The artwork is also taken from the Morgan Picture Bible.
Greetings,
Thomas
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These are two of the bigger shields depicted in the Morgan Bible. They are only used bei infantrymen and show adornments, rather than coats of arms.
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The leatherstraps are riveted to the wood. [ Download ]
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I chose these lines instead of a coat of arms, because my kit is made to resemble a footsoldier (1250), not a nobleman. [ Download ]
http://maerenundlobebaeren.tumblr.com/
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