01-12-2006, 12:45 PM
Fyle Stefane,
I've read your posts, linen seems a good idea but I prefer leather, it seems more apropriate for a 8th century shield.
I'm planning on using a tichtly weaved wicker body, very much like these african shields
http://www.newarkmuseum.org/images/afri ... er_new.jpg
http://www.africaandmore.com/product_im ... medium.jpg
and then saw boiled leather, either brine or lather over it. What do you think?
Fyle paulaallen, I'll be using planks. I've been experimenting with fire to bend wood with satisfaying results. My Grandfather was a woodcarver, thankfully he passed some of the techniques to my Father, nothing much, but we still have his old tools
(lovely forged tools made by our vilage ironsmith, unfortuately his old wood-lathe was lost)
About the festival, I've learned about it but I will not be able to attend, planning a mariage can do that to a man's social life
I've read your posts, linen seems a good idea but I prefer leather, it seems more apropriate for a 8th century shield.
I'm planning on using a tichtly weaved wicker body, very much like these african shields
http://www.newarkmuseum.org/images/afri ... er_new.jpg
http://www.africaandmore.com/product_im ... medium.jpg
and then saw boiled leather, either brine or lather over it. What do you think?
Fyle paulaallen, I'll be using planks. I've been experimenting with fire to bend wood with satisfaying results. My Grandfather was a woodcarver, thankfully he passed some of the techniques to my Father, nothing much, but we still have his old tools
(lovely forged tools made by our vilage ironsmith, unfortuately his old wood-lathe was lost)
About the festival, I've learned about it but I will not be able to attend, planning a mariage can do that to a man's social life
Spyros Kaltikopoulos
Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion
Kavafis the Alexandrian
Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion
Kavafis the Alexandrian
