11-30-2006, 04:28 PM
Folks,
I've been re-reading the reports on the Illerup and Egyptian shields (I've lent my Dura arms & armour final report to a friend
) and the planks seem to be just glued edge to edge.
Poplar is a common wood for the Danish shiled planks, while the Egyptian ones are cedar. The Egyptian planks are narrow, around 40 mm wide, while the Illerup ones range from 60-70 mm to more common 120-160 and even 200 mm on some middle plank (they need to be wider to hold the hole for the grip.
Tomorrow I'll have a look at plank thicknesses :wink:
Aitor
I've been re-reading the reports on the Illerup and Egyptian shields (I've lent my Dura arms & armour final report to a friend
) and the planks seem to be just glued edge to edge.Poplar is a common wood for the Danish shiled planks, while the Egyptian ones are cedar. The Egyptian planks are narrow, around 40 mm wide, while the Illerup ones range from 60-70 mm to more common 120-160 and even 200 mm on some middle plank (they need to be wider to hold the hole for the grip.
Tomorrow I'll have a look at plank thicknesses :wink:
Aitor
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