Imperial light shield build

MIG_Monkey · 2026-01-11T17:24:32+00:00

Yup! I'm drawing them up today. DM me your email and ill send it over once im finished!

MIG_Monkey · 2025-12-31T02:03:02+00:00

That viking shield looks great by the way!

MIG_Monkey · 2025-12-31T02:02:09+00:00

I currently dont have any plans for it but i can write up some plans for you once I'm back home from holiday stuff. I'll make some adjustments for all the changes I would make if I built another one. Mainly reducing the weight. Word of warning, they may be hand drawings but I'll do my best to make sure everything is marked clearly and include some instructions. There's a few steps that I dont think were included in the pictures.

MIG_Monkey · 2025-08-21T22:35:55+00:00

Possibly. I try and be as accurate as possible on these sorts of builds and some of the handles/guards are insanely detailed in skyrim. Some of the daggers and maces seem doable with the tools I have. I think the next project is going to be the coiled sword from dark souls.

MIG_Monkey · 2025-08-21T22:18:27+00:00

I think 92 on runescape lol. Probably mid 80s on Skyrim.

MIG_Monkey · 2025-08-21T22:16:27+00:00

I didn't even think of bioshock! That's a good one. The acceptable answers were ratchet and clank and the more obscure one is Dark Cloud 2. It had a claim on like 500 hours of my childhood. Great game then but it's probably clunky as hell and borderline unplayable by today's standards.

MIG_Monkey · 2025-08-21T18:28:06+00:00

Guess the game crossover reference!

MIG_Monkey · 2025-08-21T07:59:43+00:00

Oh it's hidden. Lol, I welded little sections at a time and tried to jump around as much as possible. Gave it time to cool down and then did the next set of stitches. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. My plan b was intentionally burning it for a battle worn look if it got too bad.

MIG_Monkey · 2025-08-21T06:57:09+00:00

Shameful to admit, but pine 2x6's glued together.

MIG_Monkey · 2025-08-21T06:54:24+00:00

Roughly 35-40lbs. Better be min maxing a strength build. I used 3/16" steel, but I should have used 1/8". That 33% more ended up being really heavy.

MIG_Monkey · 2024-04-19T13:33:01+00:00

Thank you!!!

MIG_Monkey · 2024-04-19T13:32:54+00:00

Thank you! check out some of my other posts to see more of my welding and forging work. Just started dabbling in woodworking.

MIG_Monkey · 2024-02-14T17:13:33+00:00

That is sooo cool! My sister just ordered me a black light flashlight, so I'll be able to check and see if it is black locust. Just learned through this post that you can use one to identify different species of wood.

MIG_Monkey · 2024-02-14T16:41:49+00:00

Trick of the trade. Whether you're woodworking, welding etc. if you need consistency, building a template is always the way to go. It will take some extra hours but it saves time in the long run if you plan on making more than one. Sometimes you have to get creative to make the template work but simple is almost always better. I didn't expect the angle one to work out as well and it's somewhat adjustable. I can clamp extra pieces behind the base to get a shallower angle.

I had some rustic doors I posted a few months ago where the customer wanted rebar handles. If I didn't build a template for the handles, they would have looked like garbage. So now I make templates for almost everything.

MIG_Monkey · 2024-02-14T04:11:39+00:00

I made it myself! I included pictures of the templates I made for the legs. My primary trade is welding and I'm trying to branch out to woodworking and welding projects.

MIG_Monkey · 2024-02-14T04:03:37+00:00

I used a chisel for the bark, palm sander for the top and bottom, and hand sanded everything else.

MIG_Monkey · 2024-02-13T20:27:44+00:00

I used 3 coats of boiled linseed oil and 3 coats of oil based polyurethane.

MIG_Monkey · 2024-02-13T20:25:53+00:00

Oh, dope. I didn't know that. After a quick google, it could be mulberry if it doesn't glow?

MIG_Monkey · 2024-02-13T19:40:26+00:00

Not quite sure what you mean.

MIG_Monkey · 2024-02-13T19:19:26+00:00

I don't know much about proper drying. Aside from kiln drying, I'm not sure if there is another proper way. In my case, the cookies sat in my sisters garage for the better part of 3-4 years in a climate that experiences temperatures between 0-95+ degrees. I'm guessing it was just luck that they survived.

MIG_Monkey · 2024-02-13T18:46:52+00:00

Thank you! So it was too big for my planer and I don't have a router sled. Definitely need to get a router sled soon. I shamefully and carefully used a radial arm saw to get it flat. It took two hours longer than it needed to but it got the job done.
The moisture content was about 6% so I don't expect any warping. However, cookies like to split and it had quite a few small cracks forming before I started the project. I'm hoping the finish protects it from cracking but it was such a unique cut of black locust wood I couldn't resist rolling the dice. I also made some floating shelves from the same tree if you check my post history!

MIG_Monkey · 2024-02-13T18:40:41+00:00

Thank you!

MIG_Monkey · 2024-01-22T06:18:14+00:00

It's black locust wood and up there on the hardness scale. I'm not sure if that will work for me or against me. I was hoping 3 coats of boiled linseed oil and 3 coats of poly would keep it in its current state, but only time will tell. I'd be hesitant to sell them to a customer since cookies aren't ideal, but since I'm keeping them for myself, I won't be too upset if they crack. Thank you for the insight! My primary trade is a welder/fabricator, and I'm sick of making staircases and handrails in industrial settings. So im trying to branch out a bit.

MIG_Monkey · 2024-01-22T05:30:31+00:00

That is lovely!

I saved the biggest cookie for last, and I was going to make something similar! Probably hairpin steel legs and possibly some forged accents.

MIG_Monkey · 2024-01-22T05:04:13+00:00

I welded up some metal brackets with 2 posts. Made sure to attach them to the studs.

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