03-20-2010, 01:15 AM
I thought it was time I put up a picture of the finished shield. Sorry the resolution is not so good in this picture. I suppose that is what one gets from taking a photo on a mobile phone under electric light.
Thanks for the helpful comments everyone.
![[Image: ClipeiusJuniorC.jpg]](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Crispvs/ClipeiusJuniorC.jpg)
In length the shield measures 25 1/4 inches / 64cm and the grip is copied from the Dura examples. I have drilled the stitch holes an average of about 10mm apart. I think this is too far apart and so when I do a full size version the spacing will be smaller. This is for a child though and will probably only be carried once or twice per year (one for the children's Good Friday passion play and possibly once for a sermon concentrating on the 'Armour of God' passage, which tends to come up every year or so) so I do not expect it to really need the level of strength a shield subject to regular use would need. That said, it is probably far more accurate than it ever needed to be for a children's play, but the experience of making it has been useful for me.
Crispvs
Thanks for the helpful comments everyone.
In length the shield measures 25 1/4 inches / 64cm and the grip is copied from the Dura examples. I have drilled the stitch holes an average of about 10mm apart. I think this is too far apart and so when I do a full size version the spacing will be smaller. This is for a child though and will probably only be carried once or twice per year (one for the children's Good Friday passion play and possibly once for a sermon concentrating on the 'Armour of God' passage, which tends to come up every year or so) so I do not expect it to really need the level of strength a shield subject to regular use would need. That said, it is probably far more accurate than it ever needed to be for a children's play, but the experience of making it has been useful for me.
Crispvs
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