Targe work-in-progress pics

**Elf** · 19th March 11, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by The Thirsty Viking

Lookin mighty fine, so far, brotha! I Freakin LOVE Zoomorphic knots.

I too love knotwork designs. I use them in my calligraphy whenever I can. Honestly, having looked at the linked thread, I prefer your design to the originals (in my humble opinion). Looking forward to seeing the project compleated.

**Nighthawk** · 19th March 11, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by Elf

I too love knotwork designs. I use them in my calligraphy whenever I can. Honestly, having looked at the linked thread, I prefer your design to the originals (in my humble opinion). Looking forward to seeing the project compleated.

I did too, at first. I've spent a lot of time looking over the original, and the more I look, the more I see in it! Man!! I will never reach that level of mastery! Not in this lifetime, anyway. Maybe in the next, or the one after that. It truely is a thing of beauty.

With that being said- thank you for your compliment! I do appreciate the feedback. The Book of Kells has always been a big inspiration to me. I'd love to see some photos of your calligraphy. I love illuminated text.

**Cowher** · 20th March 11, 09:02 PM

Incredible stuff! Are you actually going to use this in your demonstrations? It takes nuggets to do that in the first place never mind putting all that work into it then letting someone take a long sword to it. LoL

**Nighthawk** · 21st March 11, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Cowher

Incredible stuff! Are you actually going to use this in your demonstrations? It takes nuggets to do that in the first place never mind putting all that work into it then letting someone take a long sword to it. LoL

I have 2 words to answer that question- HELL and NO!!

So here's where it's at right now- mounted on the wood backing, dyed, antiqued, and drying.

**Downunder Kilt** · 21st March 11, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Bugbear

Well, my computer burned out last Friday. I got a new computer this Thursday, and the DSL modem burned out or was going bad. So I've replaced everything, and I've been setting it all up over the last day or so.

I had all my files backed up, so nothing was lost.

I've never heard of "chocolate covered honey combs."

Sounds good though.

Sorry to go OT for a moment Nighthawk but Ted, have you never heard of a Violet Crumble or a Crunchie bar

Back to your Magnificent Targe Nighthawk

**Nighthawk** · 21st March 11, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by Downunder Kilt

Sorry to go OT for a moment Nighthawk but Ted, have you never heard of a Violet Crumble or a Crunchie bar

Back to your Magnificent Targe Nighthawk

They got nothin' on my honeycombs, man!

**Bugbear** · 21st March 11, 04:18 PM

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the conversation. I was thinking of a piece of wax honeycomb from a bee hive that had been dipped in chocolate. I have squares of honeycomb that I have been slowly using, and saving the wax. No chocolate coating, but that was what I was thinking of.

**Cowher** · 21st March 11, 04:35 PM

**Nighthawk** · 21st March 11, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Bugbear

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the conversation. I was thinking of a piece of wax honeycomb from a bee hive that had been dipped in chocolate. I have squares of honeycomb that I have been slowly using, and saving the wax. No chocolate coating, but that was what I was thinking of.

They're freeze dried, and then coated in chocolate.

Originally Posted by Cowher

Nope! Real honeycombs, like from bee hives.