Show Us Your Shields -- myArmoury.com

Christian Gelszus · Posted: Mon 15 Jun, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject:

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

Chuck Russell · Posted: Mon 15 Jun, 2009 5:18 pm Post subject:

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

Fredrik Egemalm · Posted: Tue 16 Jun, 2009 3:21 am Post subject:

This is my jousting shield.

Christian Gelszus · Posted: Tue 16 Jun, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject:

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

Arek Przybylok · Posted: Wed 24 Jun, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject:

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 Razz

Steven H · Posted: Wed 24 Jun, 2009 9:02 pm Post subject:

M. Eversberg II · Posted: Thu 25 Jun, 2009 12:11 am Post subject:

Fantastic shields! You and your girlfriend have considerable talent.

M.

Craig Peters · Posted: Thu 25 Jun, 2009 12:15 am Post subject:

Alan Schiff · Industry Professional

Here's my newest shield, just finished touching it up recently.

Bruno Cerkuenik · Posted: Mon 24 Aug, 2009 11:23 pm Post subject:

Here´s mine!
I designed it thinking about a transition period from kite to heater shield. It was used in a play about the Templar Knight´s.

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, it´s very educational, I´ll 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?

Sam Gordon Campbell · Posted: Tue 25 Aug, 2009 7:00 am Post subject:

Hey guys,

Good looking gear here, and on that note I present my Mark1, V.1. centre grip shield! Cool

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 Razz

), 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. Laughing Out Loud

M. Eversberg II · Posted: Tue 25 Aug, 2009 11:28 am Post subject:

Quite nifty; is that your first go at a shield?

M.

Ron Reuter · Posted: Tue 25 Aug, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject:

Chuck Russell · Posted: Tue 25 Aug, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject:

i did a little more detail work after this picture and then sealed it.

Sam Gordon Campbell · Posted: Fri 28 Aug, 2009 2:38 am Post subject:

Jeff A. Arbogast · Posted: Wed 16 Sep, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject:

The Black Knight's shield-courtesy of The Mercenary's Tailor.

Scott Kowalski · Chris Landwehr 10/10/49-1/1/09 My Mom

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

Jeff A. Arbogast · Posted: Wed 16 Sep, 2009 5:20 pm Post subject:

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.

Scott Kowalski · Chris Landwehr 10/10/49-1/1/09 My Mom

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

Joseph E. · Posted: Tue 29 Sep, 2009 2:01 am Post subject:

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]