12-20-2006, 02:44 AM
Steve - The rivets on the link you put up look fine - should be plenty durable, as well as the other suggestions.
I'd also mention Copper Roofing Nails - they have flat heads and have a long shank to get through boss and shield.
You can certainly whack the heads of the nails to roughen them up a little and make them look good.
I did not know about the clinched-nail that survived...Very Interesting!
...Shows that Romans had more than one way to do everything!
Attatching the reinforce bracings on the back of the scutum, as had been suggested - wood glue and lots of clamps. Hopefully the strips trying to bend back straight will help keep them formed against the inside curvature of the shield.
I'd also mention Copper Roofing Nails - they have flat heads and have a long shank to get through boss and shield.
You can certainly whack the heads of the nails to roughen them up a little and make them look good.
I did not know about the clinched-nail that survived...Very Interesting!
...Shows that Romans had more than one way to do everything!
Attatching the reinforce bracings on the back of the scutum, as had been suggested - wood glue and lots of clamps. Hopefully the strips trying to bend back straight will help keep them formed against the inside curvature of the shield.
Andy Volpe
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Legion III Cyrenaica ~ New England U.S.
Higgins Armory Museum 1931-2013 (worked there 2001-2013)
(Collection moved to Worcester Art Museum)
"Build a time machine, it would make this [hobby] a lot easier."
https://www.facebook.com/LegionIIICyr/
Legion III Cyrenaica ~ New England U.S.
Higgins Armory Museum 1931-2013 (worked there 2001-2013)
(Collection moved to Worcester Art Museum)
