Cthulhu accessory: Elder Sign buckle from Tyger Forge...

**Dale Seago** · 18th January 12, 05:21 PM

Ryan, that is just fearfully, insanely magnificent!!

**TurboKittie** · 18th January 12, 06:27 PM

Beautiful work.

**CMcG** · 18th January 12, 07:13 PM

Both those buckles are really nice to behold, and very symbolically rich. They look pretty hefty too...

**Ryan Ross** · 18th January 12, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by piperdbh

Are you old enough to be an elder, Bro. Ross?

I'm older than I look.

Originally Posted by CMcG

Both those buckles are really nice to behold, and very symbolically rich. They look pretty hefty too...

They're heavy-duty in their construction, and you'll never break them, that's for sure.

But in terms of weight... they feel solid, but not nearly as heavy as you might think; when worn, I can't notice a difference in feel between Mark's buckles and the plain center bar type that I also wear.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 19th January 12, 04:50 AM

That all looks really, really nice together Ryan. Good job!

**tyger** · 19th January 12, 10:08 AM

Ryan, I am so glad that you like your buckle. My camera pretty much is shot- it does not read any where near what it sees.

I compliment you on your photographic skills. They are self-evident in this post and in the many other posts that you have been making.

I woke up at 2am one night, plagued near to insanity as to how I was going to make your buckle, and the pure genius celestial wave came into my head and, right then and there, I knew how to make the "starry sky".

I got up, made some coffee, and the world changed before my eyes.

**tyger** · 19th January 12, 10:19 AM

Just a note on buckle weight.

Most of my buckles weigh around 100 grams. Most all of them are 97-to-117 grams, even with either bezel-set glass or stone.

That translates into 3-to-3.6 oz, pretty light, compared to many stamped or cast buckles.

Strength in my buckles comes from silver solder, layers, and rivets, along with sculpted metal. Thus, the architecture of the build supplants the need for mass.

**KD Burke** · 19th January 12, 11:06 AM

So....is the Elder Sign intended to keep evil out, or to keep it contained within the kilt?

**Kilted Rogue** · 19th January 12, 05:51 PM

1st Great work!!
And second, i am going to Thread Crash and say I know who HP is and I read some work a long time ago, but if i was going to pick one up now and re read it, what should i go for:

So as to no jack this thread any further, please PM me with your suggestions.

Thank you Ryan my intrusion and please continue.

**Ryan Ross** · 8th March 12, 11:14 AM

I think it's perfectly on topic!

Read The Shadow Over Innsmouth.

The Elder Sign that Mark rendered on this buckle for me is actually directly from H.P.'s hand. In a letter to one of his friends, he drew this sign, which was actually described in The Shadow Over Innsmouth.

Man, I tell you what- Everyone should have one of Mark's buckles- at least one! Having twice as many TF buckles feels three times as good, if you can imagine that!