moro sheild project

bathala · 20th April 2016, 04:17 AM

hi guys! ive always wanted a moro shield but they are so hard to find, and if found the prices are just too much for me to afford. So i had this idea! I was from the philippine and in my home town the were very good wood carver who were unemployed, comming from the antique furniture industry. so i decided to employ them! so here's the outcome! i hope you guys like it. hope to make some more if everything turns out good!

drac2k · 20th April 2016, 12:32 PM

Fantastic shield.What are the dimensions,is that cut from a single piece of wood,what type of wood did he use, is that bamboo or rattan wrapped around the edges, how heavy is the shield ?

kino · 20th April 2016, 12:53 PM

Very nice. I like it.
I too am curious about the dimensions and type of wood.
Was the wood used for the shield from a recently cut down tree?

Tim Simmons · 20th April 2016, 01:58 PM

Its the real thing just new. If you collect PI stuff why would you not want one to go with your display, unless money is no problem.

bathala · 20th April 2016, 03:36 PM

well first these are prototypes at 20". and are already sold or reserved. these series will come out as 25". in 3 patterns atm. yes the are made from one piece wood from a full cut down tree from my lands over in the PI. the wood is call cupang locally. and as it stands now it weights 5lbs or so. tried to get all the details right from the look to the shape to the weight, practically everything. my goal is not only does in look like an antique moro shield, it feel like one too.

bathala · 20th April 2016, 03:43 PM

and oh yes the wood is new. its just our aging technique, which comes from faking new furniture to make it look old comes to play. here are the 3 patterns atm. any comments or pic requests sirs? I can be contacted at m1a_auto@yahoo.com.

David · 21st April 2016, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by bathala

and oh yes the wood is new. its just our aging technique, which comes from faking new furniture to make it look old comes to play. here are the 3 patterns atm. any comments or pic requests sirs?

I don't know about anybody else, but quite frankly the "antiquing" of these shields disturb me. What is the purpose of artificially aging these shields if not to deceive. Even if original buyers are aware they are new, what about a few trades down from there? Why not simply produce these to look like new Moro shields would?

Battara · 20th April 2016, 04:10 PM

What great work!

Robert · 20th April 2016, 06:59 PM

As this thread has more of a commercial theme I have moved it here to the swap forum. Anyone interested in more information on these shields can contact Bathala by either PM or email.

Best,
Robert

20th April 2016, 04:17 AM	#1
bathala Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 40	moro sheild project hi guys! ive always wanted a moro shield but they are so hard to find, and if found the prices are just too much for me to afford. So i had this idea! I was from the philippine and in my home town the were very good wood carver who were unemployed, comming from the antique furniture industry. so i decided to employ them! so here's the outcome! i hope you guys like it. hope to make some more if everything turns out good! Attached Images

20th April 2016, 03:43 PM	#6
bathala Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 40	and oh yes the wood is new. its just our aging technique, which comes from faking new furniture to make it look old comes to play. here are the 3 patterns atm. any comments or pic requests sirs? I can be contacted at m1a_auto@yahoo.com. Attached Images Last edited by Robert; 2nd May 2016 at 04:39 AM.

20th April 2016, 12:32 PM	#2
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,230	Fantastic shield.What are the dimensions,is that cut from a single piece of wood,what type of wood did he use, is that bamboo or rattan wrapped around the edges, how heavy is the shield ?

20th April 2016, 12:53 PM	#3
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,001	Very nice. I like it. I too am curious about the dimensions and type of wood. Was the wood used for the shield from a recently cut down tree?

20th April 2016, 01:58 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	Its the real thing just new. If you collect PI stuff why would you not want one to go with your display, unless money is no problem.

20th April 2016, 03:36 PM	#5
bathala Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 40	well first these are prototypes at 20". and are already sold or reserved. these series will come out as 25". in 3 patterns atm. yes the are made from one piece wood from a full cut down tree from my lands over in the PI. the wood is call cupang locally. and as it stands now it weights 5lbs or so. tried to get all the details right from the look to the shape to the weight, practically everything. my goal is not only does in look like an antique moro shield, it feel like one too.

20th April 2016, 04:10 PM	#8
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,217	What great work!

20th April 2016, 06:59 PM	#9
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	As this thread has more of a commercial theme I have moved it here to the swap forum. Anyone interested in more information on these shields can contact Bathala by either PM or email. Best, Robert