This is my Targe. Its the second one I've made. This one is made with 3/4 inch thick regular ol' plywood. I colored the leather with olive oil and brown shoe polish. The boss is made from a sheet of brass that I hammered into shape using a candle base. It was in perfect shape until I had to use it to defend myself from my daughter and her wooden dirk. Ha!



The back is covered in deer hide. I put a piece of tartan under the hide where your arm goes to work as padding.



If anybody has question on how to make these things, I can point you to some good info or at least tell you how not to do it.

And, just for the heck of it, here is a picture of me in my breacan an feileadh that I wore to chuch yesterday. I sure like wearing it but dang is it hard to figure out. Got some pretty funny looks but its worth it.