Sword, shield, and body armor :)

[Alex Franke]

Check out this classy body armor that my son found in our recycling bin -- it came free with my new $99 router!

I made the sword and shield for him last month, but now since he's come up with the armor all by himself, I only need to figure out the helmet!

(And no, I cannot produce a 3rd party lead test certificate for them. )

 

[RayH]

Is that what's called a "stealth gloat"?:icon_scra

Looks good -- the router box, too.:gar-La;

 

[TracyP]

He looks like he is ready for battle. The imaginations of young ones never cease to amaze me.

 

[Bigdog72]

How did you get him to stand still for the picture?

 

[DaveO]

Cool, how did you do the crest on the sheild???


Dave

 

[PChristy]

That is cool Alex - I am guessing that my grandson will be into that here very soon - I can't wait:eusa_danc

 

[maomoonshiner]

Good thing I never got rid of my, uh, body armor.

 

[Alex Franke]

Thanks, all! He definitely loves these toys, and that just warms my heart, of course.

How did you get hime to stand still for the picture?

Very fast shutter speed

Cool, how did you do the crest on the sheild???

That's actually our family coat of arms. I sketched it by hand, painted with poster paint, then cleaned up the lines a bit with a sharpie. To protect it, I used several coats of spray on poly.

The screws look a bit like rivets, which I think is a nice (albeit accidental) touch. Here's what the shield looks like on the inside. It's curved around a couple scraps of 2x4 with a piece of old mop handle running between them. (I'm a bit of a wood packrat. )

 

[rickc]

He looks like he is ready for battle. The imaginations of young ones never cease to amaze me.

Definitely. There is (in my opinion) a very sad commercial on TV now. It opens with several kids playing on a swing set with their mom's in "stealth" mode checking in on them. Kids appear to be having a blast. Next some comment about being able to keep an eye on them or something to that effect and the following scene, they are all at one of these theme restaurants playing video games and air hockey. What a shame.

I would bet in 20 years, this young man will remember the home made sword & shield his Dad made for him and the fun he had, with much more pride and emotion than any video game would give him. :icon_thum

 

[woodArtz]

Very cool set there Alex! The knight looks quite pleased with his new armor.

 

[Bryan S]

Very fast shutter speed

:rotflm: :rotflm: :rotflm:

How true how true. It looks like he did beat back the dreaded evil hun

 

[Robert Arrowood]

If you think about it WE are all still kids.Look what we do with SCRAP wood:rotflm::rotflm::rotflm:.And as far as being a wood hoarder some of my beat piece's were made out of "Trash wood". That is a cool shield and sword.

 

[Charles M]

Alex,

Thanks for sharing this. I wonder if we should start a Freud Body Armor division?

 

[sapwood]

Alex,

Thanks for sharing this. I wonder if we should start a Freud Body Armor division?

:rotflm: Race cars, athletes, and now kids!
Alex, you may have found a way to fund your kid's education :thumbsup:

Roger