Ready for battle! :)

[Alex Franke]

Now he has a fine shield -- with peep holes so he can keep an eye on the enemy, and emblazoned with the family coat of arms!

Thanks, Dustmight for the suggestion on making the shield. I opted for recycling an old mop handle instead of using straps.

I think we're going to paint the shield for the full effect. Maybe then we'll move on to plate armor. :lol:

This is fun!

[radhak]

Wow - that looks professional! And he seems to have taken lessons from Russel Crowe !

Coincidentally, my daughter (!) asked me for a sword last weekend, but I'm afraid I did not do justice to her request : I cut a very rough profile from 1/4" ply.

Of course she was ok with it, but now I am compelled to take your lead and copy your efforts both with the sword and the shield, if you don't mind. Did you use 1/2" for the sword?

[atgcpaul]

Awesome! Your kid is quite the ham.

Paul

[Alex Franke]

Wow - that looks professional! And he seems to have taken lessons from Russel Crowe !
. . .
Of course she was ok with it, but now I am compelled to take your lead and copy your efforts both with the sword and the shield, if you don't mind. Did you use 1/2" for the sword?

Thanks! The pan head screws look a bit like rivets, too, which I think is a nice touch.

Yes, the sword was made from a piece of 1/2" maple wainscoting. The curved supports for the shield where made from a single piece of 2x4 -- the curve goes about 1.75 inches deep.

[poolhound]

Looks like you are going into the armory business. Whats next? Breast plate and helmet I would think.

[Alex Franke]

...and here it is with a fresh coat of paint.

I used poster paint. Any ideas on what kind of finish would be easy and help protect the paint?

[chopnhack]

Awesome shield and a great paint job! Would you consider sealing the porous fiberboard? with shellac and perhaps spraying it with lacquer? It would give it a shine!

[lrogers]

The look on his face is priceless!

[Uncle Cracker]

Pegboard??? I'd have gone with Kevlar, myself...

[Alex Franke]

Pegboard??? I'd have gone with Kevlar, myself...

The benefit of pegboard is that he can conceal additional weapons by hanging them on the inside of the shield.

Besides, Kevlar is expensive

[shoottx]

You've got time for a dagger and a mace

[billwmeyer]

Shield

That looks great! I have two grandsons that are really into swords and shields. I never thought of using pegboard, or masonite. I will have to give that a try.

Bill