Great artwork, Stephen. Looks very fine to me.

Congrats!

Thomas

Since our fellow forumite P. Norton asked me to take a picture for him of my buckler, which he saw in an other posting of me, I thought I could share it with all of you in this thread.

While it's "just" a buckler and none of the big shields, I made some alterations to the grip. It came with a thin, bare metal bar. I took two slices of thick leather and wrapped it with cord. Then I added a string suspension, much like Elling Polden promotes it in several threads ;)

The shield's about 1,5 mm thick. It's also available in 2 mm thickness.

Hope you enjoyed it,
Thomas

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Thomas,

Thank you for posting these pictures.

I really like this buckler, especially its proportions. The ratio of central boss diameter to total diameter is larger on this one than on other production bucklers I've seen, and it looks good. In fact, I think I prefer this design.

:)

Thomas, may I ask where you picked up that buckler? It looks very nice. How does it hold up to abuse?

Connor

Hi Connor,

I got it from www.trainingsschwerter.de. I prefer the 1,5 mm thick version for light sword & buckler sparring. Mostly because it's not too heavy and matches nicely the Albion I.33 trainer in weight. Until now the buckler withstands very well as you see. But I've read other german fencers advice to use the 2 mm thick version for harder sparring. So I've got another buckler (2 mm, but Hanwei-made) for show-combat and harder drills.

Kind regards,
Thomas

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.

Connor

Here's my new kite shield from Mercenary's Tailor.

The whole thing is very big and sturdy, and yet surprisingly light. In addition, Allan and his colleagues added some nice details at my request, for not much extra. This included a black-on-brown leather swirl pattern (based on my taste and the Bayeux tapestry) and best of all, a bronze cross on the boss to match the MT spangenhelm that I already owned. See them both in the picture below - you can see how great they look together. What you can't see is the detailed harness and padding under the felt at the back of the shield. Altogether, it much lighter and more detailed than the production shields one usually finds at retail stores. The customer service was also excellent - Allan was friendly and helpful, and very patient over many e-mails, because I placed the order before having a clear idea of exactly what I wanted.

I highly reccomend their products, especially if you would like to personalize your order.

-JD

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Mercenary's Tailor Kite Shield and Helm

This is my first shield.

I made it from 1x4 ash boards. The boards had a little warp that I was able to use so the shield curves slightly. I attached the straps by peening carriage bolts. The boss is from Mercenary's Tailor (GREAT customer service by the way).

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Just the one shield I have something I made for fun only.

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Thom I am from Mayo/ Galway border now living in Chicago.

Stephen

Where did you find such a large piece of rawhide? How much did it cost?

Also, I'm no expert by any means, but wouldn't rivets leave the same "bumps"? Every pic I've ever seen has the bolts/rivets on the outside of the outer covering.

Nice job painting!

Tandy sells raw hide sides and smaller size.
http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/home/depar...=Product_1

And my newest one - Ottoman infantry trapezoid (or winged) shield from the middle - second half of 15th C

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Materials: 3 layers of 4 mm plywood; heavy cotton and linen for cover; rawhide edging, stitched with rawhide thongs.

The whole working process could be traced here:
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...046a2911c9

This is my shield tear XIII century
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this is my Aztec shield.
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Hi Larry,

I got the piece of rawhide at Tandy. It was thankfully big enough to cover my heater shield. The rawhide cost me about $35 Canadian.

I just bought some old fashion rivet with a "truss" head, which is much flatter. The bump compared the what I was using would be dramatically less.

Thanks for the compliment on the paint job!

Scott ... thanks, the form of the shield is the correct ... watch this European codex ...
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The colors, the pens and the drawing has a great meaning ... First, the red is blood (tribute to Huitzilopochtli the god of war), yellow is power
small feathers mean the same as the colors ... pheasant feathers (the long feathers) means prestige ... not much ... the shield is a jaguar warrior ... a middle-ranking military ...
For me it has great meaning ... because in these few things ... the shield ... narrates most of the custom of my ancestors.

Sam Gordon ... thanks.

Mexico has a varied climate ... in northern Mexico have one of the coldest places ... never stops snowing ... there are few hot spots in mexico ... is just a misconception that many people lol ... Sonora is just really hot ... in my city the weather is always between 6 ° degrees to 18 ° ... when spring comes to 25 ° degrees ... so no ... not so hot hehehehe

Thanks again