New Shield

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R.D.Metcalf
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New Shield

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Here is a shield I made a couple of weeks ago out of 3/4 birch plywood I forged the boss, staples and guige rings and grip whis is wrapped with rough out bison leather left over from my coat.
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Re: New Shield

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http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5678/shieldpic3.jpg

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Very nice!

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Re: New Shield

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That metal work is impressive! Good Job.
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Re: New Shield

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Holy crap, y'all have been BUSY!
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I especially like the rams heads. Impressive work!
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Re: New Shield

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Thank you all for the kind words Here is a pic of the tooled strap, not having much in the way of tools I just transferred my design onto the leather and tooled/embossed it with a stylus, like the cuff I posted this strap also features some stamping as well.
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Love the ironwork, R.D., awesome shield and strap!
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Re: New Shield

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Beautiful craftsmanship! I love the embossed leather.
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Re: New Shield

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What did you use to secure the edging? round-head brass tacks?
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Re: New Shield

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I just used the cheap bronze upholstery tacks from Ace.
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