piperdbh's new tyger buckle

[tyger]

For anybody new to the forum, my buckles are advertized for sale by the Scottish Tartans Museum and Gift Shop located in Franklin NC, and on the web. They always have a few buckles in stock, and they can work with you in finding what you want.


David, I am pleased that you like your buckle.

I was apprehensive about getting all 3 letters to behave as equals. I stretch and bend the metal, and bending and stretching 3 ways is infinitely less controllable, and less predictable, than bending it 1 way or 2. It could have been a disaster. (Ryan, if I am a little crazy, it is because of that daygone Cthulhu Elder Sign. I have not been the same since.).

Here are a couple of pictures. Pay no attention to the background (hahahaha). The background is a thick, rich, RR bonnet. (Dig those colors, man!).


DBH, front of buckle.



DBH, side-sighting lets one better see the relief.



DBH, back of buckle, I never finish the buckle backs because that would remove all evidence of heat, hammer, and other steps that I use to fabricate.