Scutum Construction Phase 2

[sulla felix]

Thanks John,

Rawhide - right now I have rawhide strips and a complete deer rawhide on the way to me. What I wanted to do was try rawhide edging on this scutum and full rawhide covering on another scutum that I want to construct using 3 layers of thin strip timber instead of plywood. I am having difficulty getting the thin strips out here though without spending vast amounts of money (huge wastage on sawing 2-3mm thick strips from larger lumber, even with a bandsaw). My own hunch is that the Romans are likely to have used green timber (unseasoned) because it is easier to split laths, and bend to shape.