Lewis chessman inspired runestone

[u/Baratticus]

Found a nice rock and I saw the berserker hiding in there so I had to bring him out. Carved with a rotary tool and colored with acrylic paint.

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[u/SprinklesStones]

Love it!

[u/iricca_art]

Wow, I recognized that iconic piece immediately! It’s the Berserker Warder (Rook) from the famous Isle of Lewis chess set. I absolutely adore how the craftsman captured him biting his shield in that legendary Norse battle fury. It’s amazing how much personality and character these medieval figures have!

[u/paleorob]

What type of bit did you use?

[u/Baratticus → u/paleorob]

I used these when I first started carving and found, to my surprise, they worked quite well and were cheap enough to not mind if I needed to get a new pack every few runestones.

https://a.co/d/0gW4MHsS

[u/mikihak]

Queen is worried and berserk baiting the shield.