11-05-2007, 06:22 PM
Paul
I would Like to point out That indeed as I stated earlier, Silver can be quite tough when tool hardened .And quiet easily worked when Annealed , But what a person may not realize , without having worked with these metals before , is Fully Tool Harden metal simply becomes unworkable . and Brittle . Weather Bronze or Silver , You would never be able to get the full hardness potential in something like the Covering of a shield., further more I would , or I say I could not imagine the difficulties these metal workers had to Anneal a large thin Piece of any size accurately .. They must have had great Skill. So My Point is These Numbers do not mean so much as one would think , only the optimum one may be able to achieve technically .
I do not know how accurate it is , But I heard sometime back a typical Corinthian helmet had about 2mm of thickness throughout ?? Wow , I would find it hard to believe that a Approximate 1mm covering of bronze would have no effect or Little effect upon the protective nature of a shield ?? Spreading the Loading of impact even in a small area ,, I would think would have some reasonable effectiveness ??? But This I just speculate .. I would presume That the Covering would of course have a Great effect as a Weather and Moisture Barrier .
I would Like to point out That indeed as I stated earlier, Silver can be quite tough when tool hardened .And quiet easily worked when Annealed , But what a person may not realize , without having worked with these metals before , is Fully Tool Harden metal simply becomes unworkable . and Brittle . Weather Bronze or Silver , You would never be able to get the full hardness potential in something like the Covering of a shield., further more I would , or I say I could not imagine the difficulties these metal workers had to Anneal a large thin Piece of any size accurately .. They must have had great Skill. So My Point is These Numbers do not mean so much as one would think , only the optimum one may be able to achieve technically .
I do not know how accurate it is , But I heard sometime back a typical Corinthian helmet had about 2mm of thickness throughout ?? Wow , I would find it hard to believe that a Approximate 1mm covering of bronze would have no effect or Little effect upon the protective nature of a shield ?? Spreading the Loading of impact even in a small area ,, I would think would have some reasonable effectiveness ??? But This I just speculate .. I would presume That the Covering would of course have a Great effect as a Weather and Moisture Barrier .
HYPASPIST/MICHAEL PECHACEK SR
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