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My completed set of axe and shield, all authentic and battle ready.
The Bearded Axe is a high carbon steel head, and a hickory shaft trimmed with leather and rabbit fur. Carved with authentic Norse symbols and Younger Futhark runic text.
The shield is made of solid half inch planks wrapped with a leather binding, a steel boss plate (my third just for this shield, but my favorite of the three attempts) and hand painted with a pair of ravens inspired from the new Assassins Creed: Valhalla.
This took SO much longer than it should have, I had so many problems. I even cracked one of the planks in half while securing the boss (metal knuckle protector in the middle of the shield). But as always it's a learning experience and I'd love to do this again with all that I've learned.

Description
My completed set of axe and shield, all authentic and battle ready.
The Bearded Axe is a high carbon steel head, and a hickory shaft trimmed with leather and rabbit fur. Carved with authentic Norse symbols and Younger Futhark runic text.
The shield is made of solid half inch planks wrapped with a leather binding, a steel boss plate (my third just for this shield, but my favorite of the three attempts) and hand painted with a pair of ravens inspired from the new Assassins Creed: Valhalla.
This took SO much longer than it should have, I had so many problems. I even cracked one of the planks in half while securing the boss (metal knuckle protector in the middle of the shield). But as always it's a learning experience and I'd love to do this again with all that I've learned.