The boss measures 3.5″ total diameter with a 3″ central dome and 1/4″ rim.

The boss can be attached in multiple ways:

• With a ring of nails around the edge of the rim.
• By cutting a hole in the leather for it to fit in.
  • Insert the boss before fastening the centremost nails.
• Using our bolt system to secure the boss to your targe face.
  • This system is best used when installed from before you begin assembling the targe
  • If you are using this on a completed targe you will need to make a small incision on the rear of the targe to install the bolt.
    • This can be concealed by gluing the backing material down after

No more will you have to use sub standard chandelier parts to construct a targe. Use a hand hammered boss from historical crafts for your targe project today.

*please note: the bosses are not polished, they are shipped straight from the swage block and some hammer marks will remain. To protect the boss a plastic film is left on throughout the manufacturing and shipping process. Once your boss arrives you can enjoy the pleasure of removing the film to reveal the shiny boss underneath. This is shown in the images above with the “dirty” looking bosses still having their plastic film on. The “clean” boss has had the film removed.

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Our pattern sheets are made of paper and are a full size pattern for the face of a targe.

How To Use a Targe Pattern Sheet

• Pin the center hole on the sheet to the center of your targe blank
• Use an awl to mark the location of each nail through the center of each nail circle on the sheet
• If there are leather carving details you can transfer them by:
  • lightly wetting the leather
  • pinning pattern sheet to leather over relevant section
  • tracing the relevant section on the pattern sheet with an old ball point pen using moderate pressure
    • this technique will work best when used on Vegetable Tanned leather prior to staining or sealing
• It is essential that the pattern sheet does not shift once you start
  • In our workshops we put a nail or pushpin through the center and then through 8 other diagonal points to stop shifting.
    • Ensure leather is completely flat on the face
    • Nails don’t need to go deep as they should be removable
• Once the pattern is fully copied remove nails and take off pattern sheet.
• If completed correctly you will be able to see where each nail should be hammered to make the targe.

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