09-29-2014, 07:44 AM
For Combat shields I would recommend using PVA glue (thinned) soaked canvas (or a variation such as 2x cotton sheet) its very tough and resists blows and cuts (from blunt steel weapons) very well, so much so that its possible to use a much lighter ply such 2x thin birch and should result in a substantial saving in weight overall.. for the edge use rawhide stitched on while damp 
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
