Rawhide Shield Edging

[Flavius Promotus]

If you put thin plywood strips (for rectangular shields) or shorter plywood pieces (for ovals) under the clamps, you get a better distribution of the pressure = no unsightly bumps in the rawhide, later.

And if you use saddler stitch, take looooooong pieces of thread (several meters!). It will be very complicated at first, but the less knots you have, the better it looks.

Hope that helps