We now have several of these round shield in stock. Wooden board, 10mm hewn pine. Stained, smoked with aging effect. Umbon is knocked out of 2mm steel, nailed with four nails. We also make different designs on the boards if you wish, (optional) Diameter- 70cm - 27.5inch Viking shield made from planks are not plywood options. It looks as it should, made following the example of arch. finds from the Viking Age and other Scandinavians, Viking shields were usually 60-90 cm in diameter. We plan the boards by hand, carefully fitting them together, the board will be 10mm thick. The selected tree is alder. It is extremely lightweight, and such a shield will actually hold without much visual strain. Nevertheless, the shields are obtained up to 4 kg together with the umbo. It all depends on the humidity of the ambient air. On the outside of the board, we do not leave any furniture bolt heads, only 4 forged nails. We also make a loop on the shield for attaching a belt or mounting on a wall. Umbon is forged from 2mm steel, oak stained boards, and treated with a protective layer. There are two of us in the workshop, we are engaged in the manufacture of shields professionally, as I already wrote, we only make high-quality shields from good materials. We do not use plywood for this model, as it does not convey the real texture of the wood. We make for every taste, we can paint or apply a drawing, we make shields with metal edging and leather edging. When painting we use natural paints - no enamels. Therefore, the shields of our production look cool and authentic. If you were looking for a gift for a guy, man, or father who likes the theme of Vikings, Scandinavians, Nords, and northern peoples, who loves fantasy, the Middle Ages, computer games, films, comics, then you won't find a better gift. What is so good about a gift in the form of a shield: 1) Original, you can't buy this in the Supermarket or on the market. 2) Nice, everyone wants to decorate their home, and such things give a unique style. 3) Inspiration - men are always drawn to battles and battles, and the shield is an integral attribute of a warrior's exploits. 4) Symbolism - the shield has always been a symbol of a talisman and a home, especially if a person's name is associated with a defender, for example - Sergei, now you know what to give Sergei. 5) Historically - antiques add value to the room, and intellectual saturation. Such objects tell the viewer that their owner is a connoisseur of cultures, the owner of knowledge about the culture of the era. You can watch a small promotional video about the production of shields in our workshop https://youtu.be/SlDWRosGFKE Please check our group on https://www.facebook.com/groups/135840726834669 My Watsapp, Viber and Telegram +380994117768 Serhii Krasa