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I have just completed designing a steampunk "Adventurer's Helmet". Hopefully this will soon become available for purchase. It ...

I have made a leather hat based on the 1656 engraving by Paul Fürst, the only contemporary picture of a plague doctor that I have been able ...

The voting is over, and the winners are decided. First place, with 72 votes, goes to Liz Katz, who will receive the mask in the photos. Liz ...

The Schnabel Competition is over, and I received 20 entries. With so many good pictures I've decided to turn the voting over to you, my...

Announcing a competition in photo manipulation using images of my steampunk plague doctor mask Schnabel . I am providing twenty thre...

Many steampunk fans are familiar with the name Bob Basset and associate it with crazy wonderful leather and brass masks. What some don...

Here are two photos from a recent photo shoot with the Crixus mask.

I've had the honor of having been asked to be one of the designers for a new upcoming television show. The new Steampunk show Lantern Ci...

In the two weeks since I lasted posted about the Uncle Charlie mask, I have been tweaking the pattern and adding bits and bobs. I felt that ...

Continuing with the leatherwork, I cut and stitched on the three trim pieces, two for the eyes and one for the muzzle. Stitching on the ...

Once I finished shaping the plasticine clay for the Uncle Charlie mask I coated it with urethane resin so that the masking tape could adhere...

Introducing the latest in my line of plague doctor masks. Pestis is a half mask, leaving the eyes uncovered. It can easily be accessorized ...

I had the idea of making a mask that would be reminiscent of a human skull. Below is my first sketch. First sketch of skull mask I had...