09-12-2008, 03:27 PM
Sory for the delay, work interferes with fun once again. Thank you to all for their curiosity and suggestions.
David and Matt, I am working on a smaller sized aspis (been discussed on the Greek beginner page) for an interpretation based on the Certosa Situla. From my take of pictures of the Situla, it appears that these Aspi faces have the rough side out so that was what I was going for. It appears to be a smaller and simpler shield, at least in terms of decoration, with only a bit of work around the rim. Leaving a large flat featureless face.
Marcus, I only have one hunk of rawhide and I am a bit daunted of working with it as I can only access cool water for this size of a project. In any event I am doing two of these shields so one will eventually get the raw hide, but I am going with the leather for the second one (although I will probably do it first).
Matt, Just a question for my general side project (cobbling). Don't shoe soles get the smooth side in for traction? I know they do with simple shoes, and thought they did with more complex, but I have not progressed that far in my efforts so I do not know, it is just and assumption regarding early footwear.
Again thank you all and I look forward to any other ideas and thoughts/opinion/facts people have.
Cordially,
Michael
David and Matt, I am working on a smaller sized aspis (been discussed on the Greek beginner page) for an interpretation based on the Certosa Situla. From my take of pictures of the Situla, it appears that these Aspi faces have the rough side out so that was what I was going for. It appears to be a smaller and simpler shield, at least in terms of decoration, with only a bit of work around the rim. Leaving a large flat featureless face.
Marcus, I only have one hunk of rawhide and I am a bit daunted of working with it as I can only access cool water for this size of a project. In any event I am doing two of these shields so one will eventually get the raw hide, but I am going with the leather for the second one (although I will probably do it first).
Matt, Just a question for my general side project (cobbling). Don't shoe soles get the smooth side in for traction? I know they do with simple shoes, and thought they did with more complex, but I have not progressed that far in my efforts so I do not know, it is just and assumption regarding early footwear.
Again thank you all and I look forward to any other ideas and thoughts/opinion/facts people have.
Cordially,
Michael
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