That's right! Finished my first shield Tuesday night and it was so much fun I thought I would make another! Got the design drawn up yesterday, photo attached. Using a more classic kite shield like design for this one - it'll be roughly 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide at it's tallest/widest points. For the metal bits I am going to stick with the compass rose design like I used on my previous shield but I'm contemplating trying to "distress" half of each point using the Dremel or some sand paper to give it a little more dimension.
I think I am going to stick with the same general construction technique I used on the previous shield. 2 layers of plywood, stain and clear coat. Then, some leather on the back which will wrap around to the front and be tacked down into place. The compass rose I'll cut out of sheet metal and also tack into place.
I'm a little concerned about cutting out the curvey bits from the plywood to set the initial shape. I don't have a jigsaw so I think I'll cut as close as I can in straight lines with the circular saw and then use a combination of the Dremel and aggressive sanding to get the shape smoothed out.
This time, I'll do a better job of documenting the construction throughout the process and try to update regularly... So stay tuned!
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