Canadian sculptor and blacksmith Jeff de Boer creates impressive metal armor for cats and mice based on different historical eras. He started making these sculptures over 30 years ago as a little side project on his sculpting class. The side project eventually turned out to be the work of a lifetime. From ancient samurai armor to Renessaince knight armor suits – over these years Jeff has created too many of them to count himself.
Jeff uses various metals for his creations, but mostly bronze and copper. One tiny Medieval armor for a mouse takes from 10 to 40 hours to make, and a cat armor takes from 50 to 200 hours. He has tried putting the shields on his cat only once and still has the scars.
Recently, Jeff published a book featuring some of his favorite pieces. Looking at this meticulously crafted armor, we can’t help but imagine that these Persian shields and Tudor armors are what mice and cats would wear in the eternal war between two old enemies.
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Dragon Cat
Bat Cat
Samurai Siamese
Crusader army
Tournament Cat
15th Century Maximilian Rat
Rose
Tournament Cat
Tournament Mice
Persian Cat
Gladiator Cat Helmet
White Knight Cat
Elven Princess
Persian Cat and Crusader Mouse
Edo Period Samurat General
Am I the only person getting tired of reading internet articles with egregious spelling errors? He doesn't use "bronce", he uses BRONZE!
Yes, you are the only one. We don't care about spelling errors. Relax and enjoy the wonderful sculptures.
Load More Replies...The level of AWE - SOMENESS cannot be denied. I would love to have one!!
Found a piece with his name on it dated 1999 in a thrift store last week. Paid $8. CDN for it. According the article, that would have put him at ACAD at the time. It's absolutely fabulous!! Have no idea how to post a pic of it though.
Am I correct in assuming that he's the creator of the cat armour presented as being made for Henry VIII's cat, Dagobert?
I love them, though I'm annoyed by whoever started circulating at least one car armour with a false historical origin (Henry VIII).
Wow! Stunning. Beautifully executed, how about some pics with cats, etc wearing the armour?
Holy sweet s**t thats some amazing work.if the emperors and kings back in the days could see this theyd would want some made
OH MY GAWD! That is some serious skill wish I could afford for him to do one for my horse
Incredible work, beautiful work, awesome creativity. These would easily sell. I love them. Great work.
This is exactly how I imagined the armour to look like when I read 'The Golden Compass'.
Incredible work, wow! Absolutely amazing!!!! Champy & Morris my horse & cat would love armour :)
Zorry my Inglis translation not perfegt... I mean to say: my favourite horse and cat I am sure would love to wear these armour Or is Amore?
Load More Replies...The AWE - SOMENESS cannot be denied! I would love to have one of these!
Am I the only person getting tired of reading internet articles with egregious spelling errors? He doesn't use "bronce", he uses BRONZE!
Yes, you are the only one. We don't care about spelling errors. Relax and enjoy the wonderful sculptures.
Load More Replies...The level of AWE - SOMENESS cannot be denied. I would love to have one!!
Found a piece with his name on it dated 1999 in a thrift store last week. Paid $8. CDN for it. According the article, that would have put him at ACAD at the time. It's absolutely fabulous!! Have no idea how to post a pic of it though.
Am I correct in assuming that he's the creator of the cat armour presented as being made for Henry VIII's cat, Dagobert?
I love them, though I'm annoyed by whoever started circulating at least one car armour with a false historical origin (Henry VIII).
Wow! Stunning. Beautifully executed, how about some pics with cats, etc wearing the armour?
Holy sweet s**t thats some amazing work.if the emperors and kings back in the days could see this theyd would want some made
OH MY GAWD! That is some serious skill wish I could afford for him to do one for my horse
Incredible work, beautiful work, awesome creativity. These would easily sell. I love them. Great work.
This is exactly how I imagined the armour to look like when I read 'The Golden Compass'.
Incredible work, wow! Absolutely amazing!!!! Champy & Morris my horse & cat would love armour :)
Zorry my Inglis translation not perfegt... I mean to say: my favourite horse and cat I am sure would love to wear these armour Or is Amore?
Load More Replies...The AWE - SOMENESS cannot be denied! I would love to have one of these!
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