My latest project- it's a reproduction of one from the late 1600's that was posted on another board. Here they are, side by side:
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/196003_112133505533621_100002109169454_118721_1914715_n.jpg)
I asked the family for permission to do this project, and they asked to me not make an exact copy. They wanted the one they had to remain unique, so I honored their wishes and kept the overall look and feel intact, while still making it my own.
Center detail:
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/200709_112134095533562_100002109169454_118729_4384412_n.jpg)
The back:
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/196885_112318502181788_100002109169454_120394_6464339_n.jpg)
I wanted to make the straps in such a way that they would be adjustable. I wear bracers from time to time, and this thing had to fit over a bracer, if I wanted it to. This had the benefit of making the targe ambidextrous, as a buddy pointed out to me!
Sexy beast holding it!
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/188677_112318748848430_100002109169454_120398_1783806_n.jpg)
And a picture of the knife on the back:
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/32505_1488222409242_1344395918_1274902_6752990_n.jpg)
So this is my new pride and joy!
Wow!! Very nice!
It looks great.
Very nice indeed! And I commend you for taking the family's wishes into consideration.
that is really cool. I love that it looks so authentic. Well made.
Quote from: Bob of the Lake on March 31, 2011, 09:04:20 AM
Very nice indeed! And I commend you for taking the family's wishes into consideration.
I know how important that kind of thing is. I actually was torn between making an original and making a reproduction. I'm involved in living history, so I wanted one that looks like it's from my time period, but by the same token, my family needed one of our own, so it worked out well- best of both worlds!
Quote from: amy on March 31, 2011, 09:45:16 AM
that is really cool. I love that it looks so authentic. Well made.
Thank you thank you. I want to make another that looks less like something a noble would carry next.