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WIP Polly's Barrel Lid Buckler

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Polly's newly latexed buckler (17" diameter)

I've completed the faux finish of the wood in latex and I'm very pleased with it. It's an oakier look than her red-cedar toy sword; it's a little more grey in life than in the photo. The fake foliage is for a different project that my roommate was working on.
Next up is the emblem that she has painted on the surface. I'm trying to decide if it should look like it was applied with a woodcut or stamping technique, or painted on by hand.

The base is several layers of corrugated plastic laminated together plywood style for added strength. The back has been padded and has enarmes made of an old belt, one adjustable and the other with a fabric hand-hold. The surface is layers of camping matt foam cut with a hot-wire. The texture was done by hand using the clean tip of a high temperature hot glue gun; I was afraid that a sauldering iron or my wood burner would go through the foam too quickly or harden it. This method left the foam soft and allowed enough control to sculpt the surface to my liking.

The end result I'm looking to create is that of a barrel top that has been converted into a buckler for my daft little bard character.
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FinetalPines's avatar
IT LOOKS AMAZING!!! <3 <3 <3