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Hello to all!

I thought I would show off this piece after a bit of an absence. It is one of those projects that take on a life of their own and took way too long to finish.

But now it is and I can say that I really like the results.

Happy New Year!

Jana

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"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." - Chinese Proverb

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WOW!!! That is just beautiful! the back as well as the front.

The colors in the sections near the center are stunning.

just a few questions please:

I"m curious about the large nails or spots in the tabs that cover the edge. are those custom made? or did you buy them somewhere? any information about them would be wonderful.

also can you share which parts are embossed?

I really like this piece! the more I look at it, the more details i see.

ken

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That

is

absoLUTELY

HAWT

!!!!!!!

M'am, your skills are incredible and your talent is nothing less than superb. How long [in {Wo}man-hours] did that take you?

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Museum quality, for sure!!!

Spence

Mendoza, TX, USA

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What a stunning piece of work....can you show some closeups?

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Thank you for all of your nice comments!

Ken- The full front is plugged embossed, from the outer circle to the center. The attached close-up pictures should show you more detail. The nails came from Restoration Hardware. The large heads that are on the tabs around the edge were originally 3 inches long and were cut down.

Druid- I quit counting after 200 hours... most of the hours are in the embossing work. I would guesstimate somewhere close to 300/350 by the time it was done.

Leatherroo- The close-ups are attached!!

Thank you again,

Jana

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"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." - Chinese Proverb

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Jana, that's a masterpiece. Well done.

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That is absolutely one very fine piece of museum quality of work!

But I must ask...

is it a arm held shield?

Is the leather covering a hard surface of some kind?

Again, very cool! You are an artist of the highest quality.

Joel

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A targe is a traditional small Scottish shield. If it was held in the hand, you'd call it a buckler, but it's kind of a weird thing, historically, because it's so small yet is strapped on the arm.

That's probably got a plywood core. Historically they had wooden cores.

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