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Recent shields and other projects
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:28 pm
by Maelgwyn
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:45 pm
by Maelgwyn
Added my latest project, a 16th century gorget.
Feel free to coment on these...I'm kinda proud of the linen-and-gesso covered, rawhide edged shields and the rolled top edge on the gorget.
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:33 am
by Gerhard von Liebau
I'm not sure why no one's commented on your stuff, sir! Those're some neat looking projects. I especially fancy the ailettes. Good job on those. Cheers!
-Gregory-
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:46 am
by Armoured Air Bear
Nice work! I too really like the Ailettes- nice tooling. how big are they?
Keep up the great work
Aaron
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:48 pm
by Maelgwyn
Thanks guys!
The ailettes are 6x8 inches. The tooling looked better before I applied the gesso...I need to figure out how to add gesso without filling in all the detail I just tooled in.
I guess the thing about the shields that is so cool doesn't really come through in pictures. These are SCA combat shields that are pretty darn authentic and that I expect will hold up to serious weekly use. I need to do more "destructive testing" but I think the rawhide adds enough rigidity to the edge to make a real difference.
If I could find some aluminum channel that is really a "U" and not 3 sides of a square, I could make these even more durable without affecting the look.