finally finished after ages planning it

[troy]

Not the clearest of pictures, but this was one of those labours of love and seemed to be in the planning stage for a few months too long, but finally got round to doing it over xmas.

[Hilly]

Wow, Troy! You got some incredible detail in your carving! Great job!

[Suze]

Oh my goodness AWESOME PROJECT

[ClayB]

That's amazing Troy! Like Hilly said, you've got great detail in your carving. I'd like to see close ups of the individual scenes if you have them. I checked out your website and your profile to figure out where you've been hiding. You have sure done quite a variety of different things and it looks like you do them all very well. You've really only been at this a few years??? I'd have guessed you'd been doing it forever by the way this piece turned out.

[TomSwede]

WOW!!! Really a jawdropper!!

Detail is amazing!! I really like the way you made the rune inskriptions and the way they interact with the frame!!! Just awsome!!

Tom

[ArtS]

A beautiful work of art!! GREAT JOB.

Art

[troy]

Cheers for every bodies comments. have had to check just how long I have been doing this stuff and it was about four years ago after a visit to standing bears trading post in los angeles - amasing how time flies - it was a few months after that I went to BC canada to learn the western saddle stuff.

Have attached some close up's of the shield.

I have tried to do a variety of things - just my way I guess - before doing this I made bows, and my own arrows, quivers etc - even made my own rawhide for backing the bows with, too old for that malarky now, just happy with the whips, knives and the occasional saddle or carving.

[TrooperChuck]

Very, very impressive!!

[leatheroo]

wow, this is great...what is it...a shield?

[TomSwede]

wow, this is great...what is it...a shield?

Yes a shield!!

It is so beautiful to see it "live" in the hands of the rightful owner.

Just look at it: http://blog.mtn-m.co.uk/__oneclick_uploads...bert-shield.jpg

Slainte mhath Troy!!!

Tom

[gesa]

A fantastic shield.

The bottom picture with the ships is my favourite part

Gesa

[dscott]

omg that is great

David

[jana]

Fantastic job! Did you finish the back also? I have one of those forever projects that is a shield also. My promise to myself is to finish it by October. Thank you for the inspiration.

[Storm]

 I totally love this shield!!!!! The whole piece is superb!!   Brilliant work! Thanx so much for sharing!!!

[kimberangel]

one word ...beautiful. thanks for sharing such fine work.