Description

For those looking to make their own targe we provide full size pattern sheets for different targes. The sheet is designed for a targe constructed on a 50cm blank. The pattern sheet details the locations for each nail and gives close up detail of the original leather carvings and other details such as cut diagrams for brass plates. If you have made one of our West Highland Targe kits then you will have experienced working with our pattern sheets.

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.