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Shawn
@rizzen1998.bsky.social
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Dad, Tech Leader, Developer, leather worker, 3d printer, Forever DM, Veteran - Based in Utah

Co-Founder of AllTheRPGs.com - coming soon.

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Shawn @rizzen1998.bsky.social · Nov 9
My latest creation:
I created this breast plate, pauldrons, and armor stand. Should've probably cleaned up a bit before I took the photos. Oh well. #art #fantasyart #ttrpg
A leather and steel pauldron A brown leather breastplate with steel accents that are engraved with Celtic designs.
rizzen1998.bsky.social
This sounds absolutely wonderful
‘It makes you feel like a kid again’: snowed in at Britain’s highest pub
Drinks flow and friends are made as people hunker down overnight at the Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
This is a beautiful sword! Check out @archangelsteel.bsky.social for your Christmas needs!
archangelsteel.com Archangel Steel @archangelsteel.com · Dec 12
A customer of ours got his wife a Maleficent Short Sword.
Women love sharp, shiny, pointy, stabby things too. 😉🗡️
Get your wife a sword.
#maleficent #shortsword #sword #swordsmith #blade #bladesmith #swordart #swordartonline #BladeArt #ArchangelSteel #michiganartist #steelart
December 12, 2024 at 6:40 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
I'm one of the CoFounders of this new site. We should be entering beta in the next few months. #ttrpg #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder
November 22, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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archangelsteel.com
Steve made this custom Paladin sheath & frog for a customer and then modeled it for me, but he wasn't wearing a belt, so...
I got him to pirouette! So graceful.
🩰 🦢 Think he needs a pair of steel-toed ballet slippers.
"Dagsbrún" is an old Icelandic word for daybreak or the first ray of daylight.
November 21, 2024 at 2:56 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
Some people have asked me how I did the metal engravings on my armor. I used a Cricut vinyl cutter and applied to the metal then used electro etching (salt bath and a powersource). #crafting #art #fantasyart #armor #larp #renfaire #ttrpg #dnd
A metal collar with a rich Celtic style engraving on it. It lays on a leather breastplate that has been dyed brown with leather lacing around the outside of it. A powersupply that has two wires running from it to a small black plastic garbage can. Several tools are in the foreground. This is the electro etching bath with a salt and water solution. Presumably the metal piece to be etched is inside. A piece of metal that is roughly "U" shaped with a sticker/vinyl laid out in a Celtic Pattern.
November 21, 2024 at 2:17 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
This is an awesome sheath. I love the Dagsbrun name across it and the awesome symbol near the tip. #larp #renfaire #dnd #dnd5e #fantasyart
archangelsteel.com Archangel Steel @archangelsteel.com · Nov 20
Steve made this Paladin Sword sheath & frog for a customer and then Steve modeled it for me. He didn't have a belt on, so he had to fake it.
Dagsbrún is an old Icelandic word for daybreak or the first ray of daylight.
#leather #sheath #engraving #engraved #leatherwork #dagsbrun #swordart #BladeArt
November 20, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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archangelsteel.com
Steve made this Paladin Sword sheath & frog for a customer and then Steve modeled it for me. He didn't have a belt on, so he had to fake it.
Dagsbrún is an old Icelandic word for daybreak or the first ray of daylight.
#leather #sheath #engraving #engraved #leatherwork #dagsbrun #swordart #BladeArt
November 20, 2024 at 4:25 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
Here is a scabbard I did for my wife's sword. I'll post later the display I made for it. #art #fantasyart #ttrpg #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #crafting #leathercraft #renfaire #larp
A black hilted sword in a black scabbard. The scabbard has embossing on it - runes and a wolf like figure. There are leather straps on the sword, to hold it to a belt, and to add decoration further down. It also has a Celtic tree on it with gold leaf embedded in it.
November 20, 2024 at 2:23 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
Random Thought: I love Cosplay, but when I see how much work people put into it, I wonder "Why don't they just make it real, rather than foam and glue, etc.?" I had never done metal armor until recently and I was shocked at how easy it was and took very few tools. Same with Leather. #cosplay
November 19, 2024 at 7:10 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
I made this armor set years ago for my son. It was one of the first sets I made. I was essentially starting from scratch. Its made of a much lighter leather (6oz I think) than what I use today. #ttrpg #larp #renfaire #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #crafting #leathercraft #fantasyart
A teenage boy wearing a brown leather mantle and black armor wielding a dagger. The armor is made up of pauldrons, breastplate, and tassets. He's weilding a large goblin dagger. A teenage boy wearing a brown leather mantle and black armor wielding a dagger. The armor is made up of pauldrons, breastplate, and tassets. He's weilding a large goblin dagger. A teenage boy wearing a brown leather mantle and black armor wielding a dagger. The armor is made up of pauldrons, breastplate, and tassets. He's smiling with his hands on his hips.
November 19, 2024 at 2:47 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
I'm loving this Gladius! I'd love to build a scabbard for this one day. Its gorgious.
November 18, 2024 at 3:26 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
More pics of my Eye & Hand of Vecna that I found while traveling through Avernus - Outside the case this time. #ttrpg #art #fantasyart #sculpture #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #vecna
A desiccated hand holding a yellow/orange eye. The hand has runes engraved in the skin. A desiccated hand holding a yellow/orange eye. The hand has runes engraved in the skin. The hand is sitting on a base that has a plaque that says "Eye and Hand of Venca, 2021 - Avernus. Recovered by R.S.Schultz" The back of a desiccated hand holding a yellow/orange eye. The hand has runes engraved in the skin. The back of the eyeball has shiny red nerve endings hanging down the back of the hand.
November 18, 2024 at 2:54 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
This is a cutlass dagger I picked up a few years ago for my son. He wanted a pirate themed dagger! I rewrapped the handle with red and then built this sheath for it. #art
#fantasyart #dagger #leather #sheath #dnd #ttrpg #fantasy
#knife
A cutlass shaped dagger with brass pommel and crossguard that a pirate might wear. The sheath is black with red flames and has a cuthulu style metal broach on it. There is also an embossed compass rose and brass colored nails in various places. A closeup of a cutlass shaped dagger with brass pommel and crossguard that a pirate might wear. The sheath is black with red flames and has a cuthulu style metal broach on it. There is also an embossed compass rose and brass colored nails in various place. A cutlass shaped dagger with brass pommel and crossguard that a pirate might wear. ITs now in a floating frame with a distressed wooden back. The sheath is black with red flames and has a cuthulu style metal broach on it. There is also an embossed compass rose and brass colored nails in various place.
November 14, 2024 at 2:36 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
If you guys like the type of work I do... I would also follow @archangelsteel.bsky.social , they make some great weapons!
archangelsteel.com Archangel Steel @archangelsteel.com · Nov 13
This was our workshop in July, as we were readying to fill our shop at the Michigan Renaissance Festival. Apparently, Bluesky crops videos that aren't square. Hmmm.
Music by Evan Plays Dulcimer.
#katanas #bladesmith #michiganartist #swordsmith #realsteel #ArchangelSteel #madeinDetroit #PureMichigan
November 13, 2024 at 5:08 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
Here is another dagger sheath I did a few years back. #art #fantasyart #dagger #leather #sheath #dnd #ttrpg #fantasy #knife
A straight dagger with brass like pommel and crossguard. The sheath is leather with intricate leather straps near the top that hold a metal raven skull to the sheath. It has brass nails up the length of the sheath. In the center is a coin with a raven dpicted and held in place by another leather strap. The entire dagger is in a frame on distressed wood. A straight dagger with brass like pommel and crossguard. The sheath is leather with intricate leather straps near the top that hold a metal raven skull to the sheath. It has brass nails up the length of the sheath. In the center is a coin with a raven dpicted and held in place by another leather strap. The dagger is being held in a hand presented to the camera.
November 13, 2024 at 3:45 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
Here are the additional photos I promised of my leather and metal breastplate. I've got bracers, belt, and tassets yet to build. I don't have my gambeson yet...should have it in the next month or two-thats why I'm wearing a jacket. #art #fantasyart #ttrpg #crafting #crafts #leather #armor
A view of the back of a leather and metal breast plate - a type of armor. This armor is a fantasy take on traditional leather armor. It has metal plates with Celtric-like knots on it. Its a style of armor you might see in fantasy games like Dungeons and Dragons. A view of the front of leather and metal breast plate. This picture focuses mostly on the pauldrons. This armor is a fantasy take on traditional leather armor. It has metal plates with Celtric-like knots on it. Its a style of armor you might see in fantasy games like Dungeons and Dragons. A view of the front of leather and metal breast plate. This picture focuses mostly on a piece of metal that is around the neck. The neck piece is a beautiful curved piece of metal engraved with Celtic designs.
November 12, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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redemberforge.bsky.social
From this past weekend's local in-person art fair - a new customer with a new hat and my sterling silver arrow hat band - they looked amazing. So thankful for my customers! All pieces made by hand, one at a time.
November 11, 2024 at 7:28 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
So I was disappointed when the Wizkids Eye & Hand of Vecna was about to release. I just thought it wasn't done well. So I had to try and do it better.

It now sits on my desk and watches me work. Lukcily, the glass dome is embued with heavy magic to keep me safe
#dnd #art #fantasyart #sculpture
A desicated hand, holding an eye, inside of a glass dome. The hand has arcane runes inscribes on it and also has disgusting fingernails. It has a plaque at the bottom that reads "Eye and Hand of Vecna, 2021 - Avernus. Recover by R.S.Schultz" A desicated hand, from the back, holding an eye, inside of a glass dome. The back of the hand has arcane runes inscribes on it and also has disgusting fingernails. The eyeball isn't visible, but its bright red nerve endings are.
November 11, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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finisdunaway.bsky.social
Unfortunately, this seem an apt time to share: A group of historians annotated sections of Project 2025, contextualizing and commenting on its plans to undermine environmental protections, exacerbate inequalities, and burn, burn, burn more fossil fuels. #envhist 🌎
Project 2025 Annotation: A Summary – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
Eighteen environmental historians from EDGI's Environmental Historians Action Collaborative working group are annotating environmental chapters and sections from Project 2025. For all the discussions ...
envirodatagov.org
November 10, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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shawntomkin.bsky.social
Tariffs are potentially devastating for tabletop games. Especially board games, for which no manufacturing options exist in the US. Even if the US spent a decade or two ramping up facilities, the raw materials (such as plastics) would still need to be imported.

www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/...
Daily Illuminator: The Reality Of Tariffs In Tabletop Gaming
Over the next few weeks and months, you'll see social media posts discussing how companies cannot offer holiday bonuses or will have to cut employees due to Trump's tariffs (proposed or enacted).   ...
www.sjgames.com
November 10, 2024 at 9:27 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
This is a sheath I did for a dagger a few years ago. The straps on it are for securing it to a belt, or your leg, etc. #art #fantasyart #ttrpg #dagger #dnd
A large dagger with a black and brown hilt embedded in an brown sheath with small gold rivets and some metal feathers attached to a ring that is a snake eating its own tail.
November 10, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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david.noll.org
Swing Left is saying that Casey can hold onto his Senate seat if provisional ballots are cured by the Nov. 12 deadline and is looking for folks to phonebank and canvas in PA.

In-person canvassing sign-up: www.mobilize.us/swingleft/?o...

Phone-banking: www.mobilize.us/2024pavictor...
From Swing Left's political desk: The margin between Senator Casey and his opponent is roughly 0.5%, only several thousand votes, and the Pennsylvania Department of State announced there are approximately 100,000 ballots left to be counted. Many of these ballots are provisional ballots which are likely to break heavily for Senator Casey. In 2022, Philadelphia’s provisional ballots broke for Senator Fetterman by a margin of 91% to 8%. Multiple counties that Senator Casey won have announced they have a high number of provisional ballots that still must be counted: Philadelphia County has roughly 20,000 provisional ballots, Allegheny County has 12,680 provisional ballots, Montgomery County has 6,500 provisional ballots, Chester County has announced more than 3,500 provisional ballots, and Bucks County has announced roughly 5,200 provisional ballots. New York Times, NBC, CNN, CBS, and DecisionDesk all say this race is too close to call and have not projected a winner.
November 9, 2024 at 7:01 PM
rizzen1998.bsky.social
My latest creation:
I created this breast plate, pauldrons, and armor stand. Should've probably cleaned up a bit before I took the photos. Oh well. #art #fantasyart #ttrpg
A leather and steel pauldron A brown leather breastplate with steel accents that are engraved with Celtic designs.
November 9, 2024 at 6:01 PM